NPP brushes off NDC's voter register concerns as 'needless'

Accra, Ghana - The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has rejected claims made by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) regarding irregularities in the electoral register, describing them as "needless" and "unnecessary".

In an interview with Citi News, NPP's Director of Elections, Evans Nimako, responded to allegations made by the NDC's Director of Elections, Dr. Omane Boamah, who claimed that the Electoral Commission had tampered with the register. 

Boamah cited issues such as missing names and unauthorized voter transfers, calling for a forensic audit and parliamentary probe.

Nimako explained that the voter exhibition exercise was specifically designed to identify and correct errors on the register, making the NDC's concerns redundant.

He emphasized that stakeholders have the opportunity to review and correct the register before it is finalized, rendering the NDC's demands for an audit and probe unnecessary.

Nimako stated, “So when there’s an exhibition, the exercise is simple. It is to enable stakeholders and assist the electoral commission to come out with a register that would be the final register for an election. So, at this phase, we are doing an exhibition, so if you go to the exhibition centre and your details are not correct, all that you do is ask for the exhibition officer to give you the appropriate forms, so you feel for the right corrections to be made to your details.”

“It’s to enable you to go and check to make sure that your name and your details are in the register. If they are there and there are no questions to be made, yes, that’s the detail the EC must keep in the final register. So, when you hear people at this phase crying needlessly, it is really [surprising] ”

Source : Lead News Online