Peter Boamah Otokunor, the former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has cautioned the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) against proceeding with the limited voter registration exercise.
He insists that millions of first-time voters would be denied the right to vote if the Commission moves forward with the exercise.
Dr. Otokunor stated that the NDC has petitioned the court to halt the proceeding.
"We anticipate that by filing this lawsuit, the court will grant us that opportunity by injuncting the process and ordering the Electoral Commission to cease its processes, allowing us to investigate the matter in its entirety and having the court make a determination before the process can begin," he said.
"We believe that if the process begins, it will be detrimental to the millions of Ghanaians who will not be able to register under this arrangement."
The NDC on Thursday, September 7 led four opposition parties to sue the EC over the impending registration exercise.
The exercise will begin on Tuesday, September 12 and conclude on Monday, October 2.
It begins at 8:00 am and ends at 5:00 pm daily at the Commission's district offices.
Unhappy with the registration at district offices, the political parties have filed a lawsuit with the Supreme Court.
Among the reliefs sought by the parties is a declaration by the Court that, upon a true and proper interpretation of articles 45(a), 45(e), and 42 of the Constitution, the EC's decision to conduct the 2023 limited/continuous voter registration at its district offices rather than on the basis of electoral areas "will result in voter suppression, particularly in rural constituencies of the country, and is therefore unconstitutional as it violates the right to vote."
Dr. Otokunor estimates that approximately 3 million eligible electors could be disenfranchised if the process is permitted to continue.
"We anticipate that in the spirit of justice, in the spirit of goodwill, in the spirit of accountability, and in the spirit of democracy, the injunction will be granted and the Electoral Commission will be required to halt the processes and the determination of same prior to the continuation of the processes."