Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, MP for Assin Central for the New Patriotic Party, has been praised by the nonpartisan pressure organization VOTE 4 NDC for his remarks on the proposed Constitutional Instrument (CI) by the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana.
Agyapong's admission that the planned CI and the EC's efforts to make Ghana Card holders the sole Ghanaians are in no way tenable has been praised by the organization.
How the MP spoke
Speaking on Kumasi's Sompa FM over the weekend, Mr. Agyapong, who is running for New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, declared his opposition to the Constitutional Instrument (CI) that would make the Ghana Card the only form of identity accepted for voter registration.
"I object to it. People in Ghana frequently make false decisions. We have a complete Ghana passport, but the EC claims that we cannot use it to register to vote. What identifies me as a Ghanaian? "My passport," he declared.
Chief Hamilton Biney Nixon, the organizer of VOTE 4 NDC, stated that Ghana deserves better and asked all citizens to take a stand in support of a better Ghana.
VOTE 4 The NDC has urged all NPP members to back initiatives to create a nation that values its inhabitants not just because they possess a national identity card but also because it is spelled out in the constitution, which is Ghana's highest law.
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The Electoral Commission's insistence on only allowing potential voters to register through the Ghana Card poses a threat to Ghana's democracy and might cause confusion, according to VOTE 4 NDC, which has voiced its concern.
The organization has pleaded with the Electoral Commission to pay attention to moral authorities who are pleading with them to temper their Yentie Obiaa stance.
VOTE 4 NDC also applauded various groups, civil society organizations, and individuals who have stood against the passage of the CI, and called on all Ghanaians to join in the fight against the passage of the proposed CI until the Electoral Commission and its promoters see reason with the majority concerns.
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