Flag bearer of the NDC, former president John Mahama has sent a strong caution to the Electoral Commission (EC) to open up to stakeholders and address anomalies identified in the voters register before it’s too late
According to Mr. Mahama, this election is crucial and the NDC, like the millions of Ghanaians, yearning for change will not tolerate any action that can disenfranchise them or compromise the results of the polls.
John Mahama’s concern follows discrepancies identified during the voter register exhibition which includes illegal transfers without the consent of voters, missing names and wrong allocation of polling stations.
The former President, who was addressing a mini durbar of chiefs and people at Adjen Kotoku in the Amasaman Constituency during his two-day tour of the Greater Accra region, warned of potential chaos should Ghanaians who have right to vote cannot find their names in the register or have to move from one polling station to the other to find his or her name.
“I am sorry to say there is a lot wrong with that register. The EC has to sit up so that we don’t have any confusion on election Day. The EC is an important institution in us having peaceful elections in this country. You better wake up, you are not doing your job properly,” he fumed
The NDC leader said he is particularly disturbed about those who have had multiple registration yet the EC failed to fish them out.
“A lot of people cannot find their names. Others have their names transferred without their knowledge. People have registered for proxy without using the biometric cards. People who have done multiple registration, their names are still on the register ” he lamented.
The NDC on Tuesday, 27th August, 2024 wrote to the EC requesting an emergency inter Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting to address the concerns after noticing same during the voter exhibition exercise which began on August 21 and ended on August 27,2024.
Source: Myxyzonline.com
