The Minority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has said that members of the caucus will not countenance the elimination of indelible ink from the electoral process in the upcoming polls.
He made this statement during the resumption of the Members of Parliament on February 6, 2024, after a long break on December 23, 2023.
Speaking on the floor of parliament, the minority leader reiterated that, they[minority caucus] will not allow the EC to scrap off the use of indelible ink.
“Mr. Speaker, we will not countenance the elimination of indelible ink from the electoral process. We will not! Read my lips, we will not! Touch wood, we will not”, Ato Forson said.
He suggested that the use of indelible ink does not only ensure free and fair elections but has been proven to be time-tested for identifying persons who have cast their votes.
“The truth of the matter is that the use of indelible ink in our electoral process does not harm the conduct of free and fair elections in Ghana. In fact, indelible ink adds another layer to the integrity of elections by ensuring that voters are visibly, transparently, and physically verified in addition to biometric verification”, he added.
Ato Forson emphasized that ‘Indelible ink has not only become a feature of our elections in the Fourth Republic, but it is also a time-tested method of easily identifying persons who have already cast their ballot and therefore helps to prevent multiple voting’.
Read the statement of the minority Leader below:
