The leadership of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) has asked all its members contesting for party positions to stop their campaigns until the Electoral Commission’s (EC) limited voter registration exercise is over.
The General Secretary of the NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketia says the directive will help the party to effectively monitor the registration exercise which is expected to end on Wednesday.
The Electoral Commission (EC) last Monday began a nationwide process across 6000 centres, to register Ghanaians who turned 18 after the 2012 general election and adults who could not register during the previous registration exercise.
Speaking to Citi News, Mr Nketia said the directive has become necessary following the misconduct of some party officials at some registration centres.
“People have reacted in different ways on the field so they need to be directed and that is why we have issued the directive,”he said.
He bemoaned the decision by some party officials to place priority on the internal elections.
“In a few places, people[constituency executives] have placed priority on internal election and when you go, the monitoring has suffered quite a blow”
Mr. Nketia believes the new directive will also offer a basis for party members to challenge the EC if it comes up with figures that will conflict that of the NDC after the registration exercise.
By: Marian Efe Ansah/citifmonline.com/Ghana