RULING OUT THE OLD
On June 23, 2020, we will all know whether or not the old voter ID card would be a means to getting on the new register. The Supreme Court would decide on which tangent to tread. But, are any of the two possible outcomes any safer?
Walk with me.
The Supreme Court would either strike down the argument of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) or it would disallow the usage of the old voter ID in the compilation of the new voter register on June 30.
The Electoral Commission of Ghana calls the old voter ID fruit of a "poisoned tree.” But are they entirely right in their argument? The old voter ID was after all what brought Nana Addo to power though compiled in an NDC era.
What if the Supreme Court rules in favor of the NDC, would that be shooting ourselves in the foot, considering the arguments of the EC? But would ruling in favor of the EC also disenfranchise some Ghanaians?
The EC as of now would accept the Ghana Card and passport as means to getting on the new register. A citizen would need two guarantors if she or he doesn’t have either a passport or a Ghana card.
Isn’t the third option dangerous? Didn’t we hear of the arrest of individuals who purportedly wanted to guarantee for non-Ghanaians to register for Ghana cards? Assuming some people were successful in guaranteeing for foreigners to get Ghana cards, how is the Ghana card any credible than the old voter ID card? And don’t you think some people would again dare to guarantee for some foreigners to get on the new voter register? How airtight are the processes to getting on the new voter register? And on the back of all these, how is the Electoral Commission making sure that it won’t disenfranchise citizens?
I just need answers…..
Yussif Ahmed Ibn Yussif
ahmed.yussiph@gmail.com
Walk with me.
The Supreme Court would either strike down the argument of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) or it would disallow the usage of the old voter ID in the compilation of the new voter register on June 30.
The Electoral Commission of Ghana calls the old voter ID fruit of a "poisoned tree.” But are they entirely right in their argument? The old voter ID was after all what brought Nana Addo to power though compiled in an NDC era.
What if the Supreme Court rules in favor of the NDC, would that be shooting ourselves in the foot, considering the arguments of the EC? But would ruling in favor of the EC also disenfranchise some Ghanaians?
The EC as of now would accept the Ghana Card and passport as means to getting on the new register. A citizen would need two guarantors if she or he doesn’t have either a passport or a Ghana card.
Isn’t the third option dangerous? Didn’t we hear of the arrest of individuals who purportedly wanted to guarantee for non-Ghanaians to register for Ghana cards? Assuming some people were successful in guaranteeing for foreigners to get Ghana cards, how is the Ghana card any credible than the old voter ID card? And don’t you think some people would again dare to guarantee for some foreigners to get on the new voter register? How airtight are the processes to getting on the new voter register? And on the back of all these, how is the Electoral Commission making sure that it won’t disenfranchise citizens?
I just need answers…..
Yussif Ahmed Ibn Yussif
ahmed.yussiph@gmail.com
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