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Voters Register: Remain calm – EC’s Advisory C’ttee to political parties

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The Eminent Advisory Committee of the Electoral Commission(EC) has urged political parties to remain calm in the wake of the controversy over the decision to compile a new voters register.

The Eminent Advisory Committee is set to meet members of the Inter-Party Advisory Committee(IPAC) to have further deliberations on the intended compilation of a new voters register.

The decision comes after the EC held a meeting with and its Advisory Committee on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 to outline the justification for the procurement of a new Biometric Voter Management System and the compilation of new voters register for the December 7 general elections.

The Electoral Commission (EC) has stressed the need for the compilation of new voters register for the upcoming general election adding that the exercise is not a waste of resources.

It said it is committed to judiciously spending the about GH¢400 million it was granted by Parliament to be spent on the process.

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