Politics of Wednesday, 20 May 2020

Source: peacefmonline.com

There can be no new voters’ register with coronavirus restrictions still in place – Kwesi Pratt

Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt

The Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr says the Electoral Commission cannot compile a new voters' register so long as COVID-19 restrictions have not been lifted.

"We don’t know when the restrictions will be done away with; so if these restrictions are still in place, you cannot compile a new voters register…," he indicated.

The EC says plans are far advanced to compile a new voters' register while observing safety protocols to prevent COVID-19 infections

However, there are a lot of skeptics who think it will be unsafe to compile a new voters' register while the nation is trying to battle COVID-19.

Kwesi Pratt reacting to this while speaking on Peace FM's morning show 'Kokrokoo' wondered "why is the EC insisting on compiling a new register when you don’t know when the restrictions will be lifted. You cannot conduct a new voters' register in this current state of COVID 19. If the restrictions are not lifted, it will be impossible to compile a new voters’ register".

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