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Security tightened as Supreme Court decides fate of NHIS voters
The police officers numbering about 40 have been stationed around the courts with some heavily armed men.
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There are also intense security checks before entry is given into the Chief Justice’s court where the suit is being heard.
The Supreme Court is expected to decide the fate of 56,000 persons whose names were captured on the electoral register using the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) card, as proof of Ghanaian citizenship ahead of the 2012 elections.
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The Electoral Commission last Thursday submitted a list of 56,000 as people who registered with NHIS cards ahead of the 2012 general elections after an order by the Supreme Court.
But lead lawyer for the plaintiff, Frank Davies, told the Supreme Court that the figure presented to it could not be right as they knew of more people who registered with NHIS cards in some areas, but were not captured by the EC.
Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood subsequently challenged the People’s National Convention’s (PNC) Abu Ramadan to furnish the Electoral Commission with names of people who registered with NHIS cards ahead of the 2012 elections, since they argue the EC’s figure of 56,000 is fake.According to the Chief Justice, the process of providing a credible register for the elections is a shared responsibility and not one to be left solely for the EC to do.
Meanwhile, Abu Ramadan on Monday filed an application challenging the list. The Supreme Court will give its judgment on the matter today [Tuesday].
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