Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni, has commented on claims making the round that the Electoral Commission is planning on compiling a new voters register for the 2024 polls.
Without giving specific reasons, he dismissed the allegations as untrue stressing that no body with brains in their head will do so, "nobody would try that," he said in a Facebook comment.
Manasseh's comment was in reaction to a post by an aide to former President John Dramani Mahama, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, who was among the first to post the allegation in a July 12 Facebook post.
"There must be something really amiss with Jean Mensah and her colleagues in the leadership of the Electoral Commission.
"After wasting $ 80 million on a totally needless new register for the 2020 elections on the whim of President Akufo-Addo and his NPP,they want to spend another fortune to compile a new register for the 2024 elections with the Ghana card as the only source of identification.
"The object, of course, is to manipulate that register to save the blushes of this hopeless government which is destined to be thrown out by the electorate in 2024. What kind of nonsensical leadership is this?" Kwakye Ofosu's post read.
Manasseh's comment read: "Stop that. This cannot be true. No human being with brains in their head will want to compile a new voters' register for 2024. Nobody would try that."
Kwakye Ofosu's post alleged that the Ghana Card was to be the main source of identification for the new register adding that it was part of a grand scheme by government to rig the 2024 polls.
The EC has yet to respond to the allegations that have been trumpeted by the Minority in Parliament through its leader Haruna Iddrisu, who put an US$80 million figure to the new register.
Source: ghanaweb.com
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Mr Manasseh, please don't rush into wrong conclusions. The EC has not talked about any new register. As a good journalist its good to verify before concluding on matters. What the EC said is updating the current register with new people who hit the voting age of 18. Its just an update to what is currently available. Stop jumping into rush conclusions without verifications just as you did on the militia at the castle thing. This smack of lazy journalism. Common you can do better.
He is becoming too known. Did he really use that language? He may disagree with the EC and may seek to understand and then share his opinion in a more humble and objective manner. This attitude of know it all from Archeology to Zoology is the bane of these people
Look at this watchman’s son oo! Wonders they say will never end.
Manasseh, listen. Every organisation strives to improve its systems and EC is no exception. If managers at EC are making decision given the information available to them, allow our institutions to work and hold them accountable. We don't sit elsewhere and condemn them as if we know everything. Manasseh, you know nothing about election management and leave EC to discharge its mandate. Corruption in our electoral system requires continuous efforts to get it right. It is a process and stop these ***barred word***. You claim to be champion of anti-corruption and I expect you to act consistently.
Manesseh you are the one who has no brains. You call yourself an investigative journalist and able to pick somebody's facebook wall statement and dwell on them without your so called investigative journalism. Too much Pitoo and Dog meat has damaged your brains. Think before you open your dirty mouth. Daawa
but the last voter ID registration it was the Ghana card that was solely used for the registration, how come that these naysayers are still dreaming that there is going to be new voter registration where Ghana card will be the only required card that will for the exercise. And they have gotten a disgruntled so called investigation Journalist who thinks Ghanaian have short memories who is propagating their course. If the NDC can not read we can read.
This guy speaks from his ***barred word*** these days. He doesn't make sense because of his biased attitude these days. What's is wrong if the EC registered new voters and compile a new register with the Ghana Card? He should be monitored for his inciting comments lately!