Using only GhanaCard is likely to cause serious problems - Bobby Banson tells EC | 3NEWS.com

A private legal practitioner Mr Bobby Banson has expressed concerns that if the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana goes ahead with its intention to use the GhanaCard as the only identification document for the continuous voter registration, it could lead to serious problem for voters.

If anything goes wrong at the NIA relative to the Ghana Card, he said, it means the EC will not be able to register Ghanaians, a situation he feared could result in dire consequences.

The party said “For the avoidance of doubt, the NDC wishes to state, unequivocally, that it has not been a party to any such consultation or meeting in whatsoever form that resulted in any such decision

Afari Gyan that any attempt by the EC to use Ghana Card as the sole document for voter registration will lead to the disenfranchisement of millions of Ghanaians

The recent pandemonium that characterized registration centres due to the unrealistic deadlines for SIM registration is a case in point.“It is worthy of note, that according to data from the (NIA), only 16,654,072 million Ghanaians out of a national population of about 31 million had registered for the Ghana card as at July 2022

“It is obvious from this data, that there are many Ghanaians who have just turned 18 years or will turn 18 years by the next limited registration period who may not have a Ghana card

And therefore any decision that seeks to make the Ghana card the sole identification document for voter registration will disenfranchise many eligible voters.”