“President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is still at post because Ghana is not a serious country. He should be impeached if Ghana was a serious country for saying birth certificates and passports are the most credible elements that can depict ones identity than any other documents," asserts a leading member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and a former aide to ex-Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah.
Voicing his disagreement to the president’s remarks, Alhaji Halidu Haruna, contributing to a panel discussion on UTV’s "Adekye Nsroma" show, stated that if President Akufo-Addo claims birth certificates and passports are “more important than any other Ghanaian document”, then he is an “illegitimate President”.
“…. since he has rejected the identity card which gave him the authority to rule over the affairs of Ghanaians,” he stated.
Haruna, who was the NDCs Parliamentary candidate for Ablekuma Central in the 2016 General Elections, vowed never to register under the Ghana card until the party's grievances are met.
“Until this issue is resolved, I will not under any circumstance register with any card apart from the voters’ ID card even though I have the other cards required for the process. Who said the required cards for the Ghana card cannot be manipulated”
A furious Alhaji Haruna then added “Nobody can question my citizenship; therefore I will prefer to go to jail because I am fighting for my rights as a citizen”.
BACKGROUND
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the 14th Graduation Ceremony of the Ashesi University at Brekusu near Accra called on the Minority in parliament to stop politicizing the national identity registration process and provide the needed support for the initiative.
“I certainly have no interest, and no intention to prevent genuine citizens from being issued with identity cards. But, my oath of office is unequivocal that I owe it to the nation to uphold the law and protect our institutions from being undermined.
“I do not think that there are more credible, basic, documentary requirements for establishing nationality or citizenship than a birth certificate or a passport. An appropriate, acceptable mechanism has been provided in the law to verify the claims of those who have neither."
The President said, “I maintain that it should be the greatest honour to be able to say I am a Ghanaian, and we should have no difficulty in identifying a Ghanaian not only as a legal entity, but also through his or her behavior”.
“There is a legal definition of who is a Ghanaian, and I pray that we abandon giving politics a bad name, and support this exercise to proceed rapidly to a successful end."
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Our kind of emotional politics and tantrums don't facilitate clear thinking and analysis. Let's face it, apart from birth certs what else better identifies one as a citizen of country? And again why are the NDC arguing as if the act establishing the NIA was never handled by parliament. Are they trying to preempt any accusation by their members that they slept in parliament while the issues of the NIA were discussed?
If you can't beat Akufo Addo in the polls, your plan B would be impeachment. Oh NDC, wither thou?
egya modie mo ni gyimi di3. Is it not the birth certificate that identifies you as an idegenous citizen of any country?
The fact that president Akufo-Addo won the 2016 elections does not mean that the Voter's ID cards were credible. It only means his victory was overwhelming. Thousands of non-Ghanaians are in possession of Ghanaian voter ID cards. If the Voter's ID card is accepted as a passport for the registration of the Ghana card, then Ghanaians risk selling their identity and nationhood to foreigners.
If John mahama who got a car bribe from Kanadzoe for contracts couldn't be impeached how can somebody who Kwesi Nyantakyi used his name for his parochial interest be held accountable ,in fact this defeat de3 ashe mo papa? every ndc f000**00l is going crazy due to their humiliating defeat. They are like they don't have brains so can't think. If there is something like impeachment then John mahama shouldn't have been left to suffer that disgraceful defeat. In any civilized country John mahama wouldn't have stayed a minute in power after that shocking discovery he collected a second hand car bribe in exchange of contracts to no other person but a foreigner what deserve impeachment than this? but Ghanaians tolerated such a super, super incompetent awu nyadzi president. Nkwasiafuo! in fact, NPP has a big work to do dealing with f000**00ls and idi**ots calling themselves politicians in opposition ! aah, I agree with the founder for being upset about the kind of people in his party. Ndc is a headache to Ghana ! They will rot in opposition.
This Halidu guy is an ***barred word***, how can u suggest voters id as an identity to birth certificate, are u therefore saying if u r below 18 u r not a Ghanaian, i can't think far. what a party NDC. pls u people should rethink
JJ the Most Wickedd Animalll in our Modern Times What J J did in the execution was the most wickedd thing ever done in in modern history of the world. The Generals were executed in cold blood. They were not engaged in war or involved in any attempt to overthrow J J regime. They were just taken from their homes and executed just because J J was afraid of their existence. It shows J J and his group not only as the most wickeddd but the most cowarddd. Killing the Generals just for the fear of them. In fact the existence of JJ and Boakye Gyan without becoming anathema and imprisoned indict Ghanaians as wickedness, callousss, cowardsss, hypocritesss. It is shameful that some noble people in Ghana continue to accord such iiiidiottttss some amount of dignity. Any cordiality to them betray the true characters of those who offer it to them. Certainly, God will deal with them according to their sinsss. They will pay for their evillll for God is a just God and that he does not encourage such wickednessss.
NDC WOULD REMAIN IN OPPOSITION FOR A VERY LONG TIME IS THIS IS THE KIND OF LEADERS ARE IN THE PARTY. YOUR PARLIAMENTARIANS AND FOR PRESIDENT ARE ALL CONFUSED AFTER THEY PASSED THE LAW THAT IS BEING USED BY NIA
NDC is not a serious party