The proposed new constitutional amendment intended for the election of 2024 has been rejected by Haruna Iddrisu, Tamale Central’s National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP.
He claimed it is false for the Electoral Commission (EC) to propose using the Ghana Card as the only form of identification when registering people to vote.
According to the former minority leader, this new policy will disenfranchise the more than 3.5 million Ghanaians who don’t yet have the Ghana Card.
He inquired as to whether the EC would prevent all 3.5 million voters from exercising their right to vote on account of their lack of a Ghana Card.
“There is the right to vote and be voted for, the NDC will defend that right,” he said.
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“We are contesting the use of Ghana Card as the sole reference for purposes of getting registered as a voter,” he said.
He stressed “the right to vote and be voted for is sacred. 3.5 million people don’t have the card, can you tell these 3.5 million persons not to vote?”
The Minority has been criticizing the suggested CI.
They turned down EC and National Identification (NIA) representatives who had come to Parliament to brief the House on the proposed CI on Thursday, February 23.
They were waiting for Madam Jean Mensa to show up.
