Parliament has said no Constitutional Instrument (CI) has been passed to adopt the Ghana Card as the sole document for the registration of voters across the country.
This comes on the back of a reportage that Parliament had passed a CI, adopting 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.
“They only come into force with the effluxion of time that is, after twenty-one (21) days of the instrument being laid in the House,” Parliament said in a statement.
It stressed that the exercise the House undertook on Thursday, 24 February 2023, “was to hold presentation discussions on the CI, to collect input from relevant sources for the drafting of the Constitutional Instrument (CI).
RE: PARLIAMENT ADOPTS CI TO MAKE GHANA CARD SOLE REGISTRATION DOCUMENT
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. They only come into force with the effluxion of time; that is, after twenty-one (21) days of the Instrument being laid in the House.
The exercise Parliament undertook on Thursday, 23rd February, 2023, was to hold pre-presentation discussions on the CI, to collect input from relevant sources for the drafting of the Constitutional Instrument (CI).
Parliament urges all media personnel to endeavor to be accurate in their reportage and to contact the relevant authorities and officers in case of ambiguity or for further clarification on issues concerning or emanating from the House.
SGD
KATE ADDO, APR
DIRECTOR, PUBLIC AFFAIRS
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