The flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama says the party is disappointed at the Supreme Court ruling that the existing voter ID card and birth certificates cannot be used as proof of identity to register in the upcoming voter registration exercise.
At a press conference on Thursday, June 25, 2020, the former president maintained that the party vehemently opposes the outcome of the case it [NDC] filed at the Supreme Court.
“Despite the well-reasoning reliefs we sought, the apex court of our land has given a leeway for the Electoral Commission to go ahead with the exclusion of the existing voters’ identity card from the list of identification requirements for the registration of the voters’ ID. My brothers and sisters, we are deeply disappointed and we strongly disagree with the court over this outcome.”
On Thursday, June 25, 2020, the Supreme Court of Ghana ruled that the existing voter ID card and birth certificates cannot be used as proof of identity to register in the upcoming voter registration exercise.
The seven-member panel also cleared the Electoral Commission (EC) to go ahead and compile a new voters’ register for the 2020 general elections.
However, the General Secretary of the NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketia shortly after the ruling proclaimed that the existing voter ID card will now be accepted by the EC for the registration exercise and that, they have been vindicated.
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