As a part of measures to up his opposition to the CI, the vociferous MP described the choice by the Electoral Fee (EC) as bogus.
In an interview on Kumasi-based Sompa FM, he stated “For People, even Ghanaians who’ve naturalized, they’re so proud to carry an American passport. Ghana has folks taking bogus choices and I ponder about those that sit there and take such choices.
“That a complete Ghana passport, you declare that to register to vote, we gained’t permit using the Ghana passport, we now have misplaced our identification to Nationwide Identification, what?”
Earlier, the Chairperson of the EC, Mrs. Jean Adukwei Mensa briefed Parliament on the CI.
Mrs. Mensa instructed Parliament’s Committee that opposite to the fears of the Minority, the proposed CI would quite improve the credibility of the Ghanaian voters’ register.
She stated it could engender confidence within the electoral course of and make the registration of voters a steady one.
“I want to emphasize that this CI and its provisions usually are not geared toward disenfranchising eligible Ghanaians.
“The continual registration course of will probably be inclusive as it’s going to make it potential to seize all those that would in any other case have been excluded in a Restricted Registration Course of.
“Using the Ghana Card as the only technique of identification will stop foreigners and minors from getting onto our voters register.
“Extra particularly it’s going to prevent unqualified individuals from influencing our elections and having a say as to who ought to govern our nation,” she instructed the Committee,” she said.
However Kennedy Agyapong rejected Jean Mensa’s rationalization that quite a lot of non-Ghanaians are holding Ghanaian passport.
