General News of Wednesday, 8 January 2020Source: Graphic.com.ghWe support new voters register - 2 parties, former presidential candidateJean Mensa, Chairperson of the ECTwo political parties — the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) and the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) — and a former independent presidential candidate, Jacob Osei Yeboah (JOY), have backed the decision by the Electoral Commission (EC) to compile a new voters register. Mr Yeboah also called on all Ghanaians to support the acquisition of a biometric voter management system (BVMS) for the 2020 elections. The First Chairperson of the PPP, Mr William Doworkpor, and the Founder and the Leader of the LPG, Mr Kofi Akpaloo, spoke to the Daily Graphic in separate interviews, while Mr Yeboah indicated his position in a statement. “The call is professionally justified and all Ghanaians should support the acquisition of a new BVMS,” it said. The National Identification Authority (NIA) could have automatically provided an updated BVR, so that the EC would have concentrated on compatible BVMS,” it added.

Source: GhanaWeb January 08, 2020 08:03 UTC