The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) will oppose anything introduced by the Electoral Commission (EC) that would disenfranchise the electorate in the December general election.
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General Secretary of the party, Johnson Asiedu Nketia said voting is a right enshrined in the 1992 Constitution, thus, every Ghanaian who qualifies to vote must be given that opportunity.
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His comment follows the EC’s decision to introduce ‘no verification no vote’ policy as a means of biometric identification of eligible voters for the 2020 general election.
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The decision, the EC explained, is to ensure only eligible voters cast their ballot to reduce electoral fraud.
But Mr Nketia on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen programme Tuesday said “no verification no vote is against human right.”
He explained that, no system used for election since 1992 has been sacrosanct, thus, the policy won’t be the panacea of electoral fraud.
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The best option, the NDC scribe said, is the use of manual verification which he claimed has proven to be the best.
“You move from one point to a better one; you don’t move from a better to a worse one. Manual verification is so far the best,” he said.
General Mosquito, as he is popularly called, said it is obvious the EC is confused because “it seems they have found a solution and are looking for a problem to solve.”
