We’ve not passed C.I. to make Ghana Card sole registration document-Parliament

The Parliament of Ghana has stated that it has not adopted any Constitutional Instrument(C.I.) making the Ghana card the sole registration document in Ghana for elections.

It is thus by this refuting a reportage in a section of the media to this effect noting that parliament does not pass Constitutional Instrument and that they only come into force with the effluxion of time after being laid in the house.

The statement further indicated that the exercise it undertook on Thursday 23rd February 2023 was to hold a pre-presentation discussion on the C.I.

Read the full statement below as signed by Madam Kate Addo, Director of Public Affairs.

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