The Electoral Commission Tuesday said it has not abandoned its plan to compile a new voters register for the 2020 General Election.
However, it will in due course announce a new date for the exercise in line with the ban against public gathering announced by the President on Sunday night.
In a statement issued by Public Relations outfit of the EC and copied to the Ghana News Agency, in Accra, the Commission expressed concern about the information in sections of the media to the effect that the exercise, had been cancelled due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 in Ghana.
"The Commission wishes to state that the compilation of the New Voter’s Register has not been cancelled.
"Plans are far advanced for the successful take-off of the registration process".
It assured the public that it was taking the necessary steps to guarantee the safety of the citizenry and safeguard them from the virus.
"In this regard, the Electoral Commission will put in place concrete measures, including providing sanitizers at all polling stations and providing a conducive atmosphere at all registration centres so as to protect its stakeholders from the virus among others.
"The public is entreated to prepare for the upcoming Voters’ Registration exercise, under the theme,
"ELECTIONS 2020 - Towards Free, Fair, Transparent, Credible and Peaceful Elections in Ghana".
Source: GNA
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IN SPITE OF ALL THEIR CHALLENGES, EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE WORKING WELL FOR EC AGAINST THEIR ENEMIES. EVEN CORONA VIRUS IS WORKING TO FAVOR EC. THE COMPLETION OF THE MASS REGISTRATION OF NIA IN NEXT WEEK IS ALSO A PLUS TO STREAMLINE THE NATIONS IDENTIFICATION. IT LOOKS LIKE THE HAND OF GOD IS OUT THERE FOR EC AND THEIR ENEMIES ARE BEING ASHAMED ONE BY ONE.
In fact Ghana has a group of ***barred word*** leaders who are greedy , selfish n half brain . We need money to combat Coronavirus ,here we are thinking of wasting money on a new registration which we can do without by cleaning the old one . I should risk my life for politicians who don't care about my welfare. EC can do whatever they want . as for me, am not stepping anywhere . look the moment a Ghana with no travel history is confirmed ,Game Over for us . Our leaders can't save us from anything .
Our political leaders just want our votes not our well being.they always want the power to be able to their aims..
NPP will lose this 7th December elections, no matter what they want to do. Ghanaian has decided already because we will not allow this NPP government to rule Ghana for 8 years base on 12 factors.
whoever thinks the politician is after his/her welfare should rethink. The new voters register would be compiled even if only one person will register and vote on Dec 7th. All we care about is power nothing else. The most pathetic aspect of it is that, you find people defending EC's position. Is a shame.
Another example of good leadership from our EC. I will be the first to register. Please EC ensure that only Ghanaians vote in November 2020 and no more foreigners choosing our leaders. This will make our leaders take us serious and solve our problem. No ***barred word*** or y3ntie obiaa hypothesis followed by John Mahama
And who are they expecting to go and stand in the queu at this dark times?
EC under the circumstance of COVID 19 should rethink and put on cap of wisdom for the safety of the people to postponed the new voter registration to 2024 general election, do only limited registration which is easy to manage against the VIRUS.if EC expose the people and they get infected who is going to vote during the election EC compile the register for, Akoffo Addo must show leadership and forget about what his party stand to gain for the new voter registration. there is no strategy EC can put in place to protect the citizens if EC go ahead with the new voter registration. if churches where some instances are less than 50 people per service has postponed all church gathering how on earth can EC register millions of people.
the EC and its commissioners are a complete failure