The Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) has added its voice to the raging debate on whether Ghana needs a new voters’ register.
CCG insists that the register must be made credible to boost the public confidence in the electoral processes in the country.
[contextly_sidebar id=”W4TskgMtROaneNu9DPlBI9VPnLrlrvXZ”]A statement signed by CCG’s General Secretary, Rev. Dr. Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong said “in order not to give anybody doubts about the 2016 General Elections and ensure that electorate have confidence in the voters’ register and the electoral process, the CCG recommends to the Commission to ensure that the register is credible.”
The Council explained that: “a credible register is key to facilitating the electoral reforms recommended by the Supreme Court and other stakeholders.”
“The Council is of the view that, the determination and call for a credible voters’ register should be done by electorate and not the political parties.”
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the Let My Vote Count Alliance have put pressure on the EC to compile a new voters register before the 2016 general elections.
They claimed that the current one is bloated with names of minors and foreigners.
Meanwhile, the CCG is urging the EC to be neutral on the matter “and engage various stakeholders, especially religious bodies, Civil Society Oganisations and if need be international organisations with experience in elections in working towards a credible voters’ register for the 2016 general elections.”
“The Electoral Commission must further ensure that, we (religious bodies) and other stakeholders are not only engaged in the process of ensuring a credible voters register but the outcome of the process,” the statement added.
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By: Godwin A. Allotey/citifmonline.com/Ghana