Citi News<\/strong> after an emergency Inter-Party Advisory Commiteee(IPAC) meeting , the NPP Acting General Secretary , John Boadu said concerns raised by his party influenced the EC\u2019s decision to reopen the re-registration exercise.<\/p>\n\u201cThe New Patriotic Party is always raising the bar. Commend the NPP for being vigilant, and raising the challenges on the ground\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
John Boadu explained that the extension is necessary since it will provide another opportunity for persons who encountered some challenges at exhibition centers in the last registration hence could not register.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn our checks and rounds, we realized that, especially in the Efutu constituency, there were people who were still in the queues, who could not reregister. There were people who had filled their names to be registered and were waiting to take their pictures. But the Electoral Commission said that because of visibility, they couldn\u2019t take their pictures,\u201d he argued.<\/p>\n
John Boadu said he was thankful that the EC has allowed such persons to register to vote in the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections on December 7.<\/p>\n
Mr John Boadu\u2019s comments follow the petition filed by MP for the Efutu constituency in the Central Region Alex Afenyo Martin, inviting the Electoral Commission to extend the exercise by 10 days.<\/p>\n
The NPP party in the Ashanti Region had also called on the Electoral Commission to extend the exercise.<\/p>\n
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By: Kwabena Agyare\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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