2024 Elections: We Urge Parliament To Pass New CI Backing EC To Use Ghana Card - Political Parties
The political parties without representation in Parliament have appealed to the members of the House to visit the Constitutional Instrument (CI) that backs the Electoral Commission to introduce Ghana Card as a form of voter identification for the 2024 elections.
The parties condemned attempts by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and other opposition parties to bastardize the Commission's motive to conduct a more fair, transparent and credible elections.
"It is very interesting to note that all political parties have had the opportunity to participate in all processes leading to the drafting of the new CI and various changes that accompanied the process. It is sad that our brothers from the NDC who abandoned their duty to participate at IPAC have taken a contrary stance on the new CI. Unfortunately, ever since this information by the EC came out, there have been a lot of allegations and even Honourable members of Parliament who can easily read this new CI joined as the source of falsity just to score cheap political points", the parties which call themselves 'Political Parties Outside Parliament' (PPOP) said at a press conference in Accra.
They bemoaned the opposition saying "since the inception of the 4th Republic, there have been various reforms to our electoral process which have helped us chalk several successes and our Electoral Commission of Ghana has become an institution several countries especially within Africa have learnt from and continue to do so.
"Unfortunately, within our own Country, we continue to drag them into the mud by levelling all sort of unfounded allegations, and suspicions that cause mistrust and go a long way not to only affect the cost of our Elections but also the credibility of it in the minds of the people."
They asked the Members of Parliament to "lay the new CI so that we can carry on with the modalities in ensuring a smooth continuous registration process to enable new voters to register".
They also encouraged the "media to play a critical role by checking political interest groups to conform with the norm and reality, and to do away with self-centred position that could destroy this country on the altar of winning political power".
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