The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has sued the Electoral Commission over its planed mop-up voter registration exercise on 1 October 2020.
“Counsel for and on behalf of the plaintiff/applicant herein praying for an order of interlocutory injunction to restrain the defendants/respondents herein, their assigns, agents, privies and any persons acting upon their instructions or authorized by them or acting in furtherance of the same objective as theirs from taking steps to register voters on 1st October, 2020 or any date thereafter for any public election or from doing anything to overreach this court in the fair determination of the instant suit, pending the determination of this suit, on the grounds contained in the accompanying supporting affidavit,” the suit said.
The Electoral Commission last week announced it would open the voter registration exercise one more time.
This, according to the electoral management body, is to give the opportunity to those who have attained the age of 18 and citizens who, for one reason or the other, were not able to register in the just-ended registration exercise.
The date for the registration will be 1 October 2020.
The one-day exercise is expected to take place in all district offices of the commission throughout the country.
The registration will start from 7 am to 6 pm.
Source: classfmonline.com
Disclaimer: Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of Peacefmonline.com. Peacefmonline.com accepts no responsibility legal or otherwise for their accuracy of content. Please report any inappropriate content to us, and we will evaluate it as a matter of priority. |
The land borders are still closed and most Ghanaians are out of the jurisdiction, so if the EC's argument to do registration is meant for those who couldn't register as well as those who have turned 18, then it is bogus. Everyday after 1 October, people will still get 18, are they then saying that those persons can't register? All Ghanaians are entitled to register, the president needs to open the borders for all.