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NPP demo on voter register unnecessary - NDC
Hundreds of demonstrators from the Ashanti regional branch of the New Patriotic Party hit the streets of Kumasi on Wednesday in protest against the voters' register ahead of the November polls.
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According to him, such agitations and protests only heighten political temperature in the country.
The demonstration dubbed "Baamu Yaddaa", a hausa phrase which means “we won’t agree,” was organised in collaboration with other opposition political parties and Let My Vote Count Alliance (LMVCA), Movement for Change (MFC) and Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG.
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But, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo has said the posture taken by the NPP is surprising, considering the platform given by the EC for such issues to be addressed.
“I don’t understand. It beats my imagination that the NPP and its allies are on the streets demonstrating while they have members on the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) to voice their challenges during meetings,” he told Accra-based Adom FM.
“We went for an IPAC meeting just last two weeks ago about the EC’s arrangement and preparations for the limited voter’s registration but the NPP did not raise any concerns about the register but why are they now on the street with a different posture?”, he asked.
Pro-NPP pressure group, 'Let My Vote Count Alliance' held a huge similar protest last year to drum home the need for a new voters' register.
A five-member panel was later set up by the Electoral Commission to conduct public hearings over the demands for a new voter register.
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But, the EC, in a response said the committee "finds the arguments for a new register unconvincing and therefore does not recommend the replacement of the current voters’ register."
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