Audio By Carbonatix
Representatives of political parties have unanimously called on the Electoral Commission to provide printed copies of the voters register to the various political parties instead of the Compact Disc Read only memory (CD- ROM).
According to the parties, printing 21, 000 copies of the voters register for the various polling stations is an expensive undertaking for the parties to bear.
These concerns were raised at the hugely anticipated Inter Party Advisory Committee Meeting (IPAC) held with the EC on Tuesday.
The meeting was also to look into the upcoming opening of the voters register scheduled to begin on July 31.
Speaking to Joy News after the meeting Mr. Samuel Ofosu Ampofo National Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) said the parties would not take registers on CD- ROMs which were without photographs.
He said such a register would be difficult to collate and analyze especially without the photographs.
Commenting on the usefulness of today’s IPAC meeting, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo said the meeting offered the NDC the opportunity to know the Electoral Commission’s time table for the December elections.
He however expressed his reservations about the clash in registration between the National Identification Authority and the Electoral Commission.
His views were no different from that expressed by Bede Ziedeng General Secretary of the Democratic Freedom Party who also spoke to Joy News.
He said any move that will incur extra debt on the parties would obviously not be welcomed and called on the EC to provide hard copies of the voters register to the various parties.
But the question is if the individual parties claim they cannot afford printing hard copies of the voters register, can and should the EC take up that cost for all the political parties?
Nathan Gadugah
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Tags:
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Latest Stories
-
One million coders programme records 141,954 registrations, 27,782 active learners
5 minutes -
Gov’t moves to upgrade rural 2G, 3G networks to 4G – Sam George
6 minutes -
Akaa Assembly Member appeals for telecom mast over poor network coverage
11 minutes -
Cybersecurity Authority responds to 3,363 incidents in six months – Sam George
13 minutes -
Ghanaians now get more data for less money- Sam George
14 minutes -
MTN commits US$1.1bn to Ghana network expansion after 5G reforms – Communications Minister
16 minutes -
Ahafo Clergy call for stronger action against galamsey and Tano river pollution
17 minutes -
GMSA calls for protection of Muslim students’ religious rights in mission schools
19 minutes -
MTN cuts 100 Mbps fibre package from GH¢987 to GH¢299 – Sam George
20 minutes -
Sam George touts lower data costs, enhanced DStv value under Mahama
22 minutes -
Women’s Football: Sharon Sampson, Evelyn Badu and top performers from the weekend
23 minutes -
NACOC warns of rising cannabis addiction among children in Volta through toffees, soft drinks
24 minutes -
3,372 BECE candidates without results to get second chance to resit exam
24 minutes -
Elsie Appau-Klu calls for Cosmetology Council, formalisation of beauty and wellness sector
29 minutes -
Government to deploy sovereign virtual platform for secure high-level meetings – Nana Oye Bampoe Addo
29 minutes