A video circulating on social media shows aspiring Member of Parliament (MP) for Ketu South on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dzifa Gomashie making claims that the Voter Registration Exercise in Viepe has been discontinued to make way for registration of the Ghana card.
She further insinuates in the video that this is a grand agenda to reduce votes in Ketu South.
The Electoral Commission (EC) after seeing this video making rounds on social media has come out to clear the air, saying no such thing is happening in Ketu South.
Portions of a statement from the EC cited by the Happy 98.9 FM read, “The attention of the Electoral Commission (EC) has been drawn to a video recording by an aspiring Parliamentary Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ketu South Constituency of the Volta Region.”
“The Commission finds the statement by the aspiring MP unfortunate. Not only is her statement untrue but it also has the tendency of causing unnecessary tensions and disaffection for the Commission and its staff.”
According to the statement, the EC in very clear terms seeks to ensure that all eligible voters are captured in the new Voters Register.
The EC clarified that both the Voter Registration Exercise and the National Identification Authority (NIA) Mop-Up Exercise were running simultaneously, proving Dzifa Gomashie’s allegations to be false.
“For the record, the Voter Registration Exercise in Viepe is taking place at the R/C Primary School whereas the National Identification Authority (NIA) Mop-Up Exercise is taking place at the Roman Catholic Church, which is more than one hundred metres away.”
The Commission advised the Ghanaian populace to disregard the contents of the said video as the allegations are baseless and unfounded.
The EC went on to urge all eligible voters to partake in the ongoing Voter Registration Exercise. “The Commission therefore takes this opportunity to encourage all eligible voters who have not yet registered to take advantage of the last phase of the Registration Exercise which ends on Thursday, August 6th 2020.”
