Politics of Wednesday, 10 June 2020Source: Class FMVoter registration: EC treading on 'mass slaughtering' path – Peace CentreEC Chair, Jean MensaThe Africa Centre for Peace Building (Peace Centre) has said the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana will only be treading on a path of “mass slaughtering” of Ghanaians “using COVID-19 and a potential violent conflict as the tool” if it does not put in place the necessary measures for its forthcoming voter registration process. This follows the announcement by the EC of the commencement of the voter registration exercise across the nation, effective Tuesday, 30 June 2020 despite some public disapproval. The Parliament of Ghana has also approved Constitutional Instruments (CI) 126, Public Elections (Voter Registration) Amendment 2020 laid before it by the Electoral Commission of Ghana. With that approval by Parliament, the eligible means of identification for the registration for the new voter roll will be a valid Ghanaian passport and the Ghana card. 126 could threaten the peace and security of Ghana, explaining: “There are close to half of the eligible voters in Ghana who have no Ghanaian passport and, or Ghana card.

Source: GhanaWeb June 10, 2020 16:17 UTC