Give us evidence of irregularities in voters register - EC tells NDC

Accra, Ghana - September 13, 2024 - Deputy Electoral Commission Chairperson, Dr. Bossman Asare, has reaffirmed the Commission's confidence in the provisional voter's register for the 2024 general elections, stating that all discrepancies raised by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have been addressed.

In an interview with JoyNews on Friday, Dr. Asare emphasized that the responsibility now lies with the NDC to provide evidence of any remaining challenges.

He expressed disapproval of the NDC's planned protest, urging them to engage in discussions instead. 

“The Electoral Commission strongly believes that embarking on demonstration will not produce any significant answer.

“We believe that we have been able to work on all the challenges they have raised. The onus is on the NDC to let us see the evidence of the challenges they have and once we can see evidence of those challenges which we believe we have addressed, I think that the NDC is going to be a satisfied party, the Electoral Commission is also going to be a satisfied player as far as the 2024 elections are concerned,” he said.

The Deputy Electoral ommissioner's remarks follows remarks by the NDC National Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketia who maintained that the party's demand for a forensic audit aims to ensure a level playing field for their flagbearer, John Mahama, in the December elections.

Asiedu Nketiah the  expressed skepticism about the EC's invitation to Mahama, citing concerns about the register's integrity.

But Dr. Asare countered Nketia's claims, stating that the EC had not received any evidence from the NDC and had already updated the voter's register.

“We had a meeting with the NDC last week and in that particular meeting, there was this agreement by the NDC and the EC that the NDC was going to give us evidence of the issues they have identified in the register.

“Based on that discussion, the Electoral Commission told them that bring us that evidence and once we finish addressing the concerns you have, we are going to make the new copy available to you. So as we speak, we are still waiting for the NDC to give us that particular evidence,” he explained.

Source: Lead News Online