Parliament has said that a Constitutional Instrument seeking to make the Ghana Card the sole document registration document for elections has not been passed.
In a statement signed by the Public Affairs Department of Parliament, it noted that 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 was not true.
Parliament clarified that it 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.
Explaining further, the statement said the exercise Parliament undertook on Thursday, 23rd February 2023, was to hold pre-presentation discussions on the CI, and to collect input from relevant sources for the drafting of the Constitutional Instrument (CI).
Read the FULL statement below.
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 endeavour 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.
