Reverend Dr Kwabena
Opuni-Frimpong, the Chief Executive Officer of the Alliance for Christian Advocacy Africa,
has advised Ghanaians to avoid being manipulated by political parties to cheat
the voting system through multiple registrations.
He explained that “citizens who indulge in
the unscrupulous act of registering multiple times, as well as those who
register though they’re below 18, among other electoral vices, are influenced
by the major political parties and that should be stopped.
“There are individuals who will register two,
three, or four times in different locations and it is not like somebody wakes
up in the morning and say, I am going to do multiple voter registration, it is
being done by the various political parties, Members of Parliament and bus
people and deliberately urge them to indulge in double and multiple
registration.
“The country has always been faced with the
challenge of the validity of the voters’ register during elections although the
constitution has clearly defined the requirements for registration, per the
laws of our land, who qualifies to vote is very clear, in terms of age, in
terms of nationality, in terms of residence and settlement, we should abide by
what the laws of the land stipulates.
“I advised that for the country’s voters
register to be credible and transparent, leaders should inculcate a strong
sense of integrity since we need credible and transparent voters register, and
it is human beings that help with a credible and transparent voters register.
“We cannot get it as long as we decide to manipulate the system, credibility of leadership, transparency fairness, and truthfulness is what we need to create a credible and transparent voters register, we must be candid as we register to vote in the 2020 general election and I call on the citizenry every Ghanaian, let us go and register, but let us be sincere and truthful in the processes,” Rev Dr Opuni-Frimpong warned. -ghanaweb.com
