EC not learning from mistakes on voters register – Dr. Abu Sakara

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Ebo Hagan 10 years ago

CPP will get only 0.03% of the votes. CPP was the first party to rig election claiming they had won 99.97% and celebrated soe weeks with plcards some of which were upsidedown

CPP will get only 0.03% of the votes. CPP was the first party to rig election claiming they had won 99.97% and celebrated soe weeks with plcards some of which were upsidedown
BBC NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10 years ago

Nana Binaddo Buhari isn't a problem to only the Ashanti/ Akyem tribal Npp party, but for Ghana as whole. When President Mahama busily fixing our economy and putting plans to put an end to our power crisis, Nana Binaddo roamin ...
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Nana Binaddo Buhari isn't a problem to only the Ashanti/ Akyem tribal Npp party, but for Ghana as whole. When President Mahama busily fixing our economy and putting plans to put an end to our power crisis, Nana Binaddo roaming in Volta Region ,telling them he Nana Binaddo is too old to steal Ghana''s money. When President Mahama busily commissioning completed projects and cutting sods to start a new ones, Nana Binaddo is hiding in his Nima flag staff house selecting who he should work with and who he shouldn't, when President Mahama is busily fighting corruption, Nana Binaddo is protecting the corrupt official inside his Npp party who has stolen $5.million and asking and pleading with his Npp folks not to go and discuss the matter in the Media , what Nana Binaddo and his Npp hiding from Ghanaians? The fact of the matter is that, he Nana Binaddo is NOT a leader and for that matter cannot lead Ghana, he is a very low energy person who only wanted to be worship by his gullible followers. He should forget 2016 period.
OKOMFO ANOKYE 10 years ago

she listens to her fuck mate

she listens to her fuck mate
Oba Nyansani Baako Pe ln Ghana! 10 years ago

Almighty God let this happened because you have done this before. You instructed Joshua to kill 9 kings and destroyed many nations as well. You are the great God let it happen kill many evil Ghanaians among us.

Almighty God let this happened because you have done this before. You instructed Joshua to kill 9 kings and destroyed many nations as well. You are the great God let it happen kill many evil Ghanaians among us.
Sylvester 10 years ago

CPP must kow that we are in a new era. Nkrumah's tyranical rule will not succeed today. Every history book records that Nkrumah was overthrown because of rule of fear.

No more young pioneers, killing of political opponent ...
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CPP must kow that we are in a new era. Nkrumah's tyranical rule will not succeed today. Every history book records that Nkrumah was overthrown because of rule of fear.

No more young pioneers, killing of political opponents at Nsawam Prison and denying the decent burial by relatives. The best thing that has ever happened to Ghana was the overthrow of Nkrumah the tyrant
Lawfellas 10 years ago

This is the most sensible proposition put forth thus far.

This is the most sensible proposition put forth thus far.
BOY KOFI 10 years ago

The Supreme Court made some recommendation for EC to undertake reforms after the elections petition.Where have we been with reforms must be addressed now.The EC has made one significant reform on the "No verification no Vote ...
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The Supreme Court made some recommendation for EC to undertake reforms after the elections petition.Where have we been with reforms must be addressed now.The EC has made one significant reform on the "No verification no Vote" regulation.As from now,we have all agreed that if the biometric verification machine fails to capture the finger prints of a registered voter,the person concerned must be allowed to vote by going through manual verification.I wish the EC will come out with another reform on multiple registration and voting.That is to say,there must be a new regulation should in case the biometric system fails to detect such a problem.These are some of the technical problems that we can have solutions now.Thank you.
JC 10 years ago

What presentation again does this woman wants?
Madam Osei, LET ME ASSURE YOU, if you continue to play secret games behind our backs with the NDC, you will be gradually digging your grave!! There will be no PEACE in Ghana!

What presentation again does this woman wants?
Madam Osei, LET ME ASSURE YOU, if you continue to play secret games behind our backs with the NDC, you will be gradually digging your grave!! There will be no PEACE in Ghana!
Seidu, USA! 10 years ago

You have the pictures of those in Ghana who registered with multiple pictures. Why not prosecute them in court and jail them as a deterrent? This is common sense!

You have the pictures of those in Ghana who registered with multiple pictures. Why not prosecute them in court and jail them as a deterrent? This is common sense!
Kwame 10 years ago

Abu Sakara it looks like dead persons are buried and do not vote in elections, or you are suggesting that their ghosts vote, without their index finger been scanned.

Abu Sakara it looks like dead persons are buried and do not vote in elections, or you are suggesting that their ghosts vote, without their index finger been scanned.

Kwesi Amonsie 10 years ago

It is rather unfortunate that you can read but you can not understand.
Did you do "English Comprehension" at School? Please read again and find dictionary to know some of the meaning of the words. Thank You.
"Dr. Abu Sakar ...
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It is rather unfortunate that you can read but you can not understand.
Did you do "English Comprehension" at School? Please read again and find dictionary to know some of the meaning of the words. Thank You.
"Dr. Abu Sakara says the most resourceful move for the country on the state of the voters register is to secure an integrated database system that can be automated for deductions and correction for subsequent elections."
Nana Addo Danquah 10 years ago

NPP will hack into this data base and add many Yeboahs and Korantengs!

NPP will hack into this data base and add many Yeboahs and Korantengs!
ROCKET PROPELLED GRENADE LAUNCHER 10 years ago

Ghana has delayed enough in compiling the new voters register, and throwing out the discredited Asiedu Nketia NDC Togolese national voters register, and the earlier we got on with the exercise of compiling the new register, t ...
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Ghana has delayed enough in compiling the new voters register, and throwing out the discredited Asiedu Nketia NDC Togolese national voters register, and the earlier we got on with the exercise of compiling the new register, the better for this country.
There is no way in hell, the current bloated register will be used in this country in 2016. The results will not be acceptable to Akufo Addo, the results will not be acceptable Kwesi Nduom, the results will not be acceptable to John Mahama, and the results will most definitely not be acceptable to Agyeman Rawlings, neither will it be acceptable to Abu Sakara, Lartey, Yeboah, Odike, Akua Donkor or any of the other candidates.
Throw that register out, let's start compiling the new register now and stop wasting everybody's time.
BOY KOFI 10 years ago

Dr Abu Sakara shares the same opinion with Dr Paa Kwesi Ndoum.They believe that the National Identification Authority should be resourced for a better database.This will go a long way to solve the chronic problem of the voter ...
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Dr Abu Sakara shares the same opinion with Dr Paa Kwesi Ndoum.They believe that the National Identification Authority should be resourced for a better database.This will go a long way to solve the chronic problem of the voters register.What Nana Addo and Bawumia including NPP want is just a temporary voters register for only 2016.The difference is clear.Thank you.
GOWAN 10 years ago

And where will the NIA get their database from and how is it going to differentiate between Ghanaians and non-Ghanaians which is the number one critical factor in determining eligibility to vote, if of sound mind and above th ...
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And where will the NIA get their database from and how is it going to differentiate between Ghanaians and non-Ghanaians which is the number one critical factor in determining eligibility to vote, if of sound mind and above the age of 18 years?
Which documents will be acceptable in building that NIA database? Will it be NHIS cards, birth certificates, passports, driver's licenses, previous voter ID cards, current voter ID cards, school certificates, employment records, census records if it captures the relevant data, from social security data etc, etc? Where will that information, and from which agencies will the NIA rely on to create that National ID database within the timeframe Ghana has before the 2016 elections?
Prof. Attahiru Jega of the Nigeria INEC managed to preside over and conduct one of the most cleanest and most credible elections in Nigeria's history with a very clean and credible voter roll, and Ghana should consult him and learn from him as to how they managed to achieve that feat, whilst building on the capacity of the various institutions upon which the NIA will be falling upon to create their database to have relevance in real-time.
Because I can bet my last pesewa, if for example the Births and Deaths registry were to be asked today to provide the number of Ghanaians born today or born 10 years ago today or 18 years ago today, across the whole country and those who have died, they will not be able to furnish anybody with that information.
You know you will be having serious challenges with an authentic National ID database of Ghanaians and non-Ghanaians if the body tasked with registering births and deaths of 1. Ghanaians, and 2. other nationals in the country cannot furnish you with such basic data.
I am pretty much sure the Director of Passports and his dept will not also be able to furnish the NIA with true and correct data of Ghanaians with passports and non-Ghanaians who have managed to secure Ghanaian passports now as well.
The Immigration service too would not be able to furnish the NIA with data on the number of foreign visitors for a few months in the country, and those actually domiciled in the country for a long period.
The national ID database serving as the back bone of the voters register cannot therefore realistically materialize in the short-term, for the 2016 elections if that is what Ghana intends to rely on for the voters register.
What can work though, would be a very credible register, a very clean register which can be cross-referenced to a national ID database when it becomes available, and the results should be such that, it shouldn't deviate by 0.001%.
Then you will know you have built a very credible voters register and a very credible and authentic national ID database with broad spectrum of application going forward.
So it is not just the NIA that needs to be resourced but a number of agencies and depts. need to be resourced adequately to be able to build and feed and complement the work of the NIA in real-time for the national ID database to have any meaningful relevance.
The data systems and architecture needs to be robust and have complementarity across a very wide spectrum of data sources and that is not something you do within 6 months or even a year. It is a very painstaking exercise that requires diligence and a lot of resources if you are to get it right the first time.
George Nutsugah 10 years ago

Charlotte Osei has a fine opportunity to begin her work at the EC on a clean sheet. That will give her and the EC much more credibility. However, if she uses Dr Afari Djan's register which is not credible, she could create ir ...
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Charlotte Osei has a fine opportunity to begin her work at the EC on a clean sheet. That will give her and the EC much more credibility. However, if she uses Dr Afari Djan's register which is not credible, she could create irreparable damage to Ghana and she will also be affected.
Actually USA 10 years ago

U guys are playing with fire, says NDC. No new mechanisms; we will find the appropriate alternative to RIG the upcoming 2016 elections. That's why we are arrogant. We are confident!
How much will it cost us to recruit fore ...
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U guys are playing with fire, says NDC. No new mechanisms; we will find the appropriate alternative to RIG the upcoming 2016 elections. That's why we are arrogant. We are confident!
How much will it cost us to recruit foreigners to REGISTER FOR US. We are in control of National resources.
We shall use the Police to SURPRESS anyone who appears violent.
If u introduce SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS , NATIONAL ID CARDS etc etc we will find a way of getting them across our borders . MONEY SWINE!!!
klinker 10 years ago

AlhajiDr.Bawumia will soon come out with the truth on this matter now that he is a changed man. How authentic is the Togolese register that they are talking about? The Togolese EC must akso come out to tell us whether they re ...
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AlhajiDr.Bawumia will soon come out with the truth on this matter now that he is a changed man. How authentic is the Togolese register that they are talking about? The Togolese EC must akso come out to tell us whether they released their voters register to AlhajiDr. Bawumia and why.
ataa ayi 10 years ago

Even managing rubbish and household toilet is beyond them. Street naming has become rocket science. Ordinary ID for citizens is a big headache. Even me, without a deep knowledge in IT can produce a unique identification numbe ...
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Even managing rubbish and household toilet is beyond them. Street naming has become rocket science. Ordinary ID for citizens is a big headache. Even me, without a deep knowledge in IT can produce a unique identification number for every person yet NIA, still struggling over this.
The simple reason is that all our instituitions are staffed with cronies. As an auditor i have seen enough and I am convincd that WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO.

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