Sammi Awuku, the National Organizer of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) says birth certificate has never been a criterion for identification or proof of eligibility in Ghana’s voting process.
He refuted the opposition NDC’s argument that the birth certificate has previously been accepted for registering as a voter in Ghana.
According to him, per the Constitutional Instrument (C.I.) which governs the conduct of the EC and elections in the country, “birth certificates have never been stated as criteria or proof of eligibility”.
Contributing to a panel discussion on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show, Sammi Awuku stated another problem with the birth certificate is it does not have a pictorial evidence of the bearer, therefore cannot be used as an identification document.
Source: Josephine Acheampomaa/[email protected]
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Sammi Awuku you one of few people in NPP that i admire becuase you reason well when you talk, no one argue birth certificate legimate someone to vote but the arguement is its the first citizenship certificate so if EC want any document as proof of being Ghanaian in order to acquire voter registration card, then birth certificate should have been the first document not passport or Ghana card. Please dont reduce yourself to Nana B, Kwamena Dancun, and co who is academic dishonest and political opportunist.