The Parliament of Ghana has refuted reports that the institution has passed into a new Constitutional Instrument (CI) which makes Ghana card the sole registration document for the 2024 elections.
A report in the Ghanaian Times claimed that Parliament had passed the CI and this would mean that all Ghanaians seeking to vote in the 2024 elections will have to produce the Ghana Card at registration centres before they will be registered by the Electoral Commission (EC).
But the Director of Public Affairs of Parliament, Kate Addo in a release copied to the media refuted the report insisting that Parliament has not passed such a bill.
“The attention of Parliament Ghana has been drawn to a report in the Ghanaian Times alleging that Parliament has passed a Constitutional Instrument (CI) to adopt the Ghana Card as the sole registration document.
“Parliament states categorically that it has not passed any such instrument. In any case, Parliament does not pass Constitutional Instruments,” the statement explained.
The statement added, “They only come into force with the effluxion of time; that is, after 21 days of the Instrument being laid in the House.”
Meanwhile, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa and the National Identification Authority (NIA) Boss, Ken Attafuah are expected to appear in parliament on Tuesday over the CI.
