“EC Chair is Inhumane, Insensitive To Go Ahead Of Compiling New Voter Register Amidst Covid-19 Scare” – Hajia Mariam Spews

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A former NDC Parliamentary Candidate aspirant for the Amasaman Constituency, Hajia Mariam Dzifa Ibrahim, has described her fellow woman and chairperson of the electoral commission, Mrs Jean Mensah as inhumane and insensitive to go ahead with the processes of compiling a new voters register at a time the pandemic coronavirus is a scare to the globe.

According to her, if there is money to compile the new register, that money should be channeled to combating the world deadly disease, Covid-19.

In a phone interview with Citizen Kofi Owusu on Ahotor 92.3fm, the vociferous member of the opposition National Democratic Congress, NDC, could not fathom why Jean Mensah is still pushing for the new voter compilation and asked who would risk his/her life to queue for the register and later contracts the disease and subsequently dies?

“Look at countries like China and Italy who are developed and have all the resources to contain the deadly disease but what do we see. A lot of them are dying. Just yesterday, Ghana had recorded additional 25 cases which calls for more concern. So if in this crisis, Jean Mensah is pushing for the compilation of the new register, then she is inhumane and insensitive.” Hajia Mariam said.

She pleaded with the EC Chair to show compassion on the Ghanaian populace since the activity would increase the risk of contracting the coronavirus pandemic.

“Jean Mensah should have compassion on us since her decision would increase the risk of spreading the disease. what is election? what do i gain after doing the register and later losing my life. whoever wold win the election is not dependent on either the new register or the old one. She must stop the process if she is a woman and have compassion” Hajia Mariam pleads.

However, Hajia said Jean Mensah must put aside individaual intersts for now and think highly of the interest of the nation.

The Electoral Commission, on Tuesday said it has not abandoned its plan to compile a new voters register for the 2020 General Election.

However, it will in due course announce a new date for the exercise in line with the ban against public gathering announced by the President on Sunday night.

In a statement issued by Public Relations outfit of the EC and copied to the Ghana News Agency, in Accra, the Commission expressed concern about the information in sections of the media to the effect that the exercise, had been cancelled due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 in Ghana.

“The Commission wishes to state that the compilation of the New Voter’s Register has not been cancelled.

“Plans are far advanced for the successful take-off of the registration process”.

It assured the public that it was taking the necessary steps to guarantee the safety of the citizenry and safeguard them from the virus.

” In this regard, the Electoral Commission will put in place concrete measures, including providing sanitizers at all polling stations and providing a conducive atmosphere at all registration centres so as to protect its stakeholders from the virus among others.

“The public is entreated to prepare for the upcoming Voters’ Registration exercise, under the theme,

“ELECTIONS 2020 – Towards Free, Fair, Transparent, Credible and Peaceful Elections in Ghana”.

By: Radio1News|Ghana|Obido Nana Gyasi