The presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is convinced that the Electoral Commission must compile a new and credible voters’ register before the 2016 elections because the evidence available to the party shows the current register is flawed.
At a press conference organised by the party on Tuesday, Nana Addo said, that should be the “first step in ensuring we have transparent elections.”
According to him, the party has had to make an official position on the matter because they care “deeply for our democracy,” and that their actions are to “ensure a peaceful Ghana.”
“Attached to our message to the EC this morning was the documented evidence supporting our case for a new register. We are making this public statement because we believe we owe it as a duty to the Ghanaian people to let them know and understand why we are making this call to the EC,” he said.
Nana Addo said the Convention People’s Party (CPP), the Progessive People’s Party (PPP) and some religious organisations have also raised concerns about the current register.
He was speaking ahead of a presentation by the party’s vice presidential candidate, Dr Mahamadu Bawumia’s to prove his claims that the voters’ register has been compromised.
Dr Bawumia said the party has presented their case for a new voters’ register to the EC.
According to him, the 25% increase in the voters’ register in 2008 and 2012 is abnormally high.
“During the 2012 election cycle, the EC presented different figures for total number of registered voters,” he said.
According to him, there is a loop hole with the use of NHIS card by foreigners to register as voters.
“Brong-Ahafo and Volta Region recorded high numbers during the special registration for NHIS cards,” he said.
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By: Nana Boakye-Yiadom/citifmonline.com/Ghana