In a recent discussion on Ghana's electoral history on social media, seasoned Journalist Abdul Malik Kweku Baako shed light on the pivotal role courts have played in ensuring a clean voters' register, noting that they have often directed the Electoral Commission (EC) to take necessary actions.
Baako cited the 2015 NHIS Cards Registration saga as a prime example, emphasizing that such precedents should inspire and motivate aggrieved citizens or corporate entities to take similar steps when they believe legitimate grounds exist.
He went on to explain how the EC, working alongside political parties through IPAC (Inter-Party Advisory Committee), has consistently reviewed, cleaned, and audited the voters' register to ensure credibility-though he was quick to clarify that this pursuit has never been about achieving perfection.
Baako further clarified that, apart from the 1992 elections, which used a questionable 1987/88 voters' register, every election since has seen progressively better voter rolls.