The Electoral fee headed by the obstinate Jean Mensah is bent on greedy the nettle of utilizing the Ghana Card as the only technique of identification for the supposed new voter’s register which is unnecessary, to start with regardless of the quite a few calls by well-meaning Ghanaians for the fee to have a rethink of this supposed train.
We have been on this nation when the fee informed the entire nation {that a} new register was wanted for the 2020 elections for the reason that 2016 voter’s register was over bloated. So, one would have imagined that having spent valuable taxpayers’ cash to compile a brand new voter’s register in 2020, would have sufficed for the 2024 elections.
Yet, due to the plot to rig the elections for the NPP, the fee desires to waste taxpayers’ cash once more by compiling a brand new register and is resolved on utilizing the Ghana Card as a gambit to disenfranchise tens of millions of Ghanaians particularly these within the Opposition strongholds. It is worthy of be aware that, well-meaning Ghanaians and respectable Statemen like Dr. Kwadwo Afari Gyan the famend and extremely revered Ghana’s longest serving electoral commissioner have all cautioned and spoken in opposition to using the Ghana card as the only Identification for the brand new register which is a recipe for chaos.
However, Jean Mensah and her paymasters are able to jeopardize the peace and stability the nation is having fun with because of their egocentric and parochial pursuits and are on a deadly path to ignore the phrases of knowledge from the likes of Dr. Afari Gyan and different effectively meaning-Ghanaians.
Not way back, two deputy commissioners from the Electoral Commission have been within the information claiming that the brand new C. I in parliament is only for steady registration.
However, in a Radio XYZ interview granted by the Director of Elections of the NDC, Hon. Elvis Afriyie Ankrah said that “after the draft constitutional instrument ( C.I) for the 2024 election is passed, the EC will then file a suit in the Supreme Court that will allow them to remove the names of all the people who used documents other than the Ghana card to register for the 2020 elections”. He went additional to clarify that part 33 of the brand new C. I which talks about revocation and financial savings reads, “C. I 91 is thereby revoked. 2. C. I 126 is thereby revoked. Subtly, per this draft C.I if accepted, the C. I 91 will probably be thrown out.
The C.I 126 which was for the 2020 elections, may also be thrown out. This will pave means for the present C. I when accepted to be the governing legislation for the 2024 elections”. The hatched plan of the EC is to then run to the Supreme Court and argue that the legislation solely permits individuals with the Ghana card to be on the register and that voters with the outdated voter I.D card can not vote and must acquire a brand new voter I.D card by registering once more with the Ghana card as the only technique of Identification. With the present angle of the Supreme Court, it’s possible the Electoral Commission will acquire a unanimous seven ruling of their favour.
The final result of this might have dire penalties on our elections and will disenfranchise tens of millions of Ghanaians who by no fault of theirs couldn’t have entry to the Ghana card to register and vote within the 2024 elections.
The silent nature of the peace council particularly on this matter leaves a lot to be desired. The peace council shouldn’t sit quietly and wait until December 2024 to start out preaching peace when tens of millions of Ghanaians would have already been disenfranchised, that recommendation would have been too late.
The greatest recommendation they may give now’s to name the electoral commissioner to order and provides her a bit of correct recommendation to make sure that her actions and indications don’t mar the peace we’re having fun with within the nation.
Parliament should additionally stand and be counted and maintain the fee on its toes. The new C. I have to not go. We belief the minority caucus in parliament to be the voice of the unvoiced and assist stop the nation from going by means of any type of chaos due to the diabolic plans of jean Mensah and her group by guaranteeing that the brand new C. I from the Electoral Commission is rejected.
The good folks of this beloved nation referred to as Ghana will not be prepared and ready to commerce the peace and stability they’re having fun with with violence, chaos, and anarchy. We need Jean Mensah and her paymasters to be reminded that the ability they’re having fun with as we speak, stems from the nice folks of this nation and that the folks deserve some modicum of respect and decency. Let Jean Mensah and her paymasters be reminded as soon as once more that energy will at all times change arms irrespective of how lengthy it takes so they need to be very cautious with the best way and method they’re toying with Ghanaians.
We the nice folks of this lovely nation and NDC USA won’t sit down unconcerned to observe and permit Jean Mensah to destroy this lovely Country by means of this pointless and unwarranted compilation of the supposed new register with the Ghana card as the only technique of identification.
We will use all authorized means obtainable to us as involved residents, not spectators to make sure that the proper factor is completed and that no Ghanaian who’s certified to vote is disenfranchised by means of this obnoxious Ghana card claptrap. We additionally need to remind Jean Mensah that Ghanaians will not be prepared to provide away the democratic governance of rule of legislation to rule of males. Ghanaians are able to END THE EIGHT.
No quantity of intimidation and machinations will stop the nice folks of this nation from popping out of their numbers come December 2024 to vote massively for the NDC and His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, the incoming president of Ghana. Jean Mensah should be suggested to do the needful and tread cautiously. A phrase to a smart is sufficient. Long dwell Ghana, lengthy dwell NDC, and will God bless us all.
Signed:
Maame Aba Dadzie
Chairman, NDC-USA
