Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa has assured Ghanaians that her outfit will not disenfranchise any eligible voter ahead of the 2024 general elections.
Mrs Mensa noted that the Commission had taken the required steps to guarantee that all qualified voters are enrolled on to the EC’s voters register.
She stressed, “We have heard allegations from various quarters that the commission is seeking to disenfranchise eligible voters. This is false; we have no interest in disenfranchising any eligible person.”
The EC Chairperson further disclosed that her outfit would conduct a continuous registration exercise nationwide next year to guarantee that all qualified individuals were registered.
In addition, Mrs Mensa stated that the commission would identify areas that were difficult to access and undertake a mop-up registration exercise in those areas.
She further implored Ghanaians intending to get minors on the register to desist from the act.
Again, the EC Chairperson urged the public to assist the commission in dealing with the phenomena of ineligible people penetrating the registration process, emphasising that her organisation will also “do everything in our power to ensure that ineligible voters do not get onto the register.”
On September 12, the EC launched a limited voter registration exercise, aimed at registering citizens who turned 18 since the previous registration exercise.
The exercise, which is a 21-day event, will also provide an opportunity for Ghanaians who had previously not registered with the EC to have their names added to the voter list.
However, some citizens since the process commenced have raised speculations and accused the EC of intending to use the exercise to prevent some eligible persons from participating in the registration exercise.
But Mrs Mensa during her presentation at the ‘Let the Citizens Know’ series on Monday, September 18, debunked those allegations and disclosed that 182,931 Ghanaians had been registered six days into the exercise.
She reiterated “We do not intend to disenfranchise eligible voters. It is in our interest to register them all.”
Speaking on concerns raised about the EC’s policy to use its 268 offices for the limited registration exercise, she clarified that the ongoing exercise was only an update of the register.
“It is not a full-blown registration. It is important to note that this will not be the only registration exercise before the 2024 elections”.
“In line with our plans to promote an inclusive participatory registration process, we plan to institute continuous registration in all our district offices nationwide in 2024 for a considerable length of time,” Mrs Mensa assured.
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