[ 2016-06-29 ]

Biometric register

Breakdown of NHIS card registrants for 7 regions
A total of 28, 120 people from seven regions who
registered with the National Health Insurance
cards ahead of the 2012 elections would be
submitted to the Supreme Court by the Electoral
Commission today.

In an exclusive list of the seven regions
obtained by Starrfmonline.com, Central region
which is considered a swing region had 14,000
people registering with NHIS cards in 2012.

Ashanti region, the stronghold of the opposition
New Patriotic Party had 7,106 NHIS card
registrants while the Volta region, the stronghold
of the governing National Democratic Congress had
3,884 NHIS registrants.

The Eastern region recorded 2, 383, Northern
region 301, Upper East 193 and the Upper West
regions 253 NHIS card registrants.

Starrfmonline.com is yet to obtain the list from
the Brong Ahafo, Western and Greater Accra
regions.

The order by the Supreme Court for the EC to
submit the list of NHIS card registrants follows
the interpretation-confusion that ensued between
the electoral commission and Abu Ramadan, the
plaintiff who went to court to seek interpretation
of the legality or otherwise of such names in the
electoral roll.

Ramadan therefore went to court to seek
clarification on the initial judgment that asked
the EC to take steps to remove names of NHIS
registrants from the register.

Although there are concerns that the EC cannot
provide all the names due to the short requirement
notice, the election management body has given the
assurance it will provide the full list to the
court today.

Source - Starrfmonline.com

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