Parliament has approved 443 million cedis for a new voters register for the Electoral Commission.
Speaker of Parliament Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, announced the expected outcome of MPs vote on the Electoral Commission’s demand for almost half a billion Cedis for a new voters’ register.
With a 63 seat deficit in the House, the NDC MPs argued against including the EC’s demand in the Appropriations Act.
Bawku Central MP, Mahama Ayariga, called on his side of the House to reject the inclusion of the over 443 million cedis in the 2020 expenditure which was backed by Minority spokesperson on Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson.
Majority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, however, challenged the National Democratic Congress (NDC) legislators, arguing that they are entirely out of order.
Meanwhile, the Electoral Commission has justified the need for them to compile a new register.
Deputy Chairman of the Commission, Samuel Tettey explained at a news conference that the register is overstretched.
The new biometric register, he explained, would be more advanced than the current one
