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According to former president John Mahama, the bulk of those applying for voter identity cards already have the cards thanks to a system of guarantors.
John Mahama, the NDC’s 2024 contender and former president, has, however, once more urged the EC to rethink its decision to confine the existing limited voter registration exercise to district offices.
He claims that the process has been marked by difficulties that make it very difficult for prospective voters—mostly young people—to participate.
On Friday, September 15, 2023, he renewed the appeal during a tour of the Electoral Commission (EC)’s Greater Accra Headquarters, which serves as a hub for five constituencies.
The leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) claimed there was no justification for the EC to keep mistreating the registrants.
If financial restrictions were the reason for the decision, he also requested that the EC look for more funding.
“On Friday, I visited some registration centres in the Greater Accra Region, where I noticed that hundreds of young people were waiting in queues to be registered. It was clear that a significant number were registered through the guarantor system.
“If, in the future, we must use the Ghana Card as the sole identifier for registration, then the National Identification Authority must up its game not to disenfranchise millions of our citizens,” Mr. Mahama advised in tweet on Saturday 16, 2023.
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
