The opposition National Democratic Congress, (NDC) has expressed disappointment at the ruling of the Supreme Court today (June 25, 2020) which will allow the Electoral Commission (EC) to proceed with its new voter registration compilation exercise without the inclusion of the existing voter's ID card as one of the qualifying documents for registration.

The Flagbearer of the party, John Dramani Mahama, addressing a media briefing in reaction to the Supreme Court ruling, said the ruling was divisive and has left legal experts confused.

The NDC had in a legal suit against the EC, invoked the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court to interpret the constitution with a case that it was unconstitutional for the EC to reject an existing voters ID as a prerequisite for the upcoming voter registration exercise.

A private citizen, Mark Takyi-Banson also asked the Court to declare as unconstitutional the exclusion of the birth certificate from the list of documents a qualified voter can rely on to enroll onto the electoral roll.

However the Supreme Court today dismissed the two suits against the EC by upholding the Constitutional Instrument ( C.I 126) to be used in the compilation of the new register.

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The NDC still maintains its stance that the new voters’ register is a ploy by the Akufo-Addo government to manipulate the electoral process.

Mahama said a “caring, compassionate and responsible government would not push” the nation to this brink, more so during a major pandemic like COVID-19 that is causing so much anguish among the citizenry.

“It is deeply regrettable that the Electoral Commission, which should be independent, has made itself a willing tool in the execution of this most diabolic agenda”, he said in the late Thursday night briefing