deleted and published<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0 more than 56,000 names of persons who registered with the NHIS cards.<\/p>\n[contextly_sidebar id=”fs9GUfiRr7nk4wZTuQrWT92osd0HPAuv”]But pro opposition group, Let My Vote Count Alliance has described the list as fake, citing what they term as discrepancies in the list.<\/p>\n
Speaking on Citi FM \u2018s news analysis programme, The Big Issue, the Public Relations Officer of the EC, Eric Dzakpasu insisted the EC followed due process.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have exhausted our procedures and we have come out with the people on the register and that is the people we have deleted. All that we are saying is we are in control of the data. If you registered with the NHIS and your name is not there, the appropriate place to come is the Electoral Commission.\u201d<\/p>\n
Background\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Commission on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 announced that it had already deleted the names in compliance with the court\u2019s order and will give the affected persons the opportunity to re-register on Monday [July 18, 2016] if they are able to prove their Ghanaian citizenship.<\/p>\n
It subsequently released the list of some 56,772 persons whose names were captured on the electoral roll on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Ghana\u2019s apex court as part of the ruling on July 5, also asked the Commission to ensure that such persons are not disenfranchised, but are properly re-registered.<\/p>\n
Speaking at a news conference on Wednesday, the Director of Electoral Services at the EC, Samuel Tettey, said the re-registration exercise will last for ten days.<\/p>\n
Exhibition exercise also starts on July 18<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Commission has also announced that its exhibition exercise will start from July 18 to August 7.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe date for the exhibition is slated for Monday 18 of July 2016, to 2nd August. This year\u2019s exhibition exercise is a bit different from the previous ones for some reason. In other words, this particular exhibition exercise is characterized by three main innovations. First of all, the Commission has decided to extend the 10 to 14 days that we normally use for the exhibition exercise to 21 days,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Mr. Tettey further stated that, the exercise is relevant because it \u201coffers voters an opportunity to know where their polling station is.\u201d<\/p>\n
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By: Marian Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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