Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has issued a stern warning against the registration of minors on the voter register. He emphasized that this practice is undemocratic and should not be endorsed.
Speaking to journalists after touring some voter registration centres in Accra, Dr. Bawumia highlighted the gravity of allowing minors to register.
He firmly stated that this act is not only a criminal offence but also poses a significant threat to their future.
“It’s not only criminal to do so but you are endangering the future of these minors when you register them at this stage. They will enter into our record books. At a particular age, when they come to retirement, they will be retired at a very early age, and you will have destroyed their future for them. I think that parents should be cognizant of this problem,” he stated.
Dr. Bawumia suspended his campaign on Saturday, September 23, 2023.
A statement issued by Gideon Boako, the Spokesperson for Dr. Bawumia, said the Vice President will use the campaign break to visit selected registration centres in the country.
He will also use the visit to encourage all party faithful to focus on mobilizing eligible persons to register for their voter’s ID cards and entreat all party members to be circumspect and work hard to achieve each constituency’s registration target.
