The campaign, dubbed ‘adopt-a-polling-station campaign’ affords party sympathizers the opportunity to sponsor the party’s campaign activities.

The campaign was launched at the Okaishie Drug-lane in the Greater Accra region.

Peter Mac Manu, Manager for the Greater Accra Regional Campaign for the NPP said the party is greatly concerned about the activities at the various polling stations, and its men who will work there as polling agents during the elections.

He noted that, the activities of its officers at the station require funds to ensure the NPP is able to deliver on its duties effectively.

“This requires a lot of money and time. We as sympathizers of the party, must therefore support the NPP in this regard. Some can bring foodstuff, money, your time and energy will also be appreciated; and any other thing you think you can help with is welcome.”

He said the NPP had about 29,000 polling agents it needs to resource adequately on the election day.

John Boadu, acting General Secretary of the NPP, estimated that, the party required at least GH¢500 to cater for each polling agent.

Ken Ofori Atta, the Chairman of the 2016 Presidential Campaign Finance Team in an interview on Eyewitness News said the party recognizes that if the polling stations are manned well, there will be peace and few disagreements after elections.

“To extend democracy means a certain ownership in the process and if the core unit is the polling station, how do you then draw people to own these polling stations such that they are concerned about and want to make sure that things go well,” he said.

He stressed that the campaign was also necessitated by calls from the party’s members on how they could support its participation in the upcoming elections.

“Lots of our members are asking, how do I get involved in this party, how do I donate to you apart from coming to watch. So the adopt-a-polling-station so you then feel personally in charge not just as a lay voter or pew warmer but giving cash of 500 cedis or deciding that you were going to provide water or food or a vehicle,” he added.

The party said sympathizers can donate any amount of money via mobile money on 0548407629 or through bank via an account it has at the Kojo Thompson Road Branch of Zenith Bank under the name ‘I am for Nana Foundation’ with the account 6010614929.

‘Adopt-A-Polling Station’ forms have also been deposited at the various NPP offices across the country with soft copies available on www.iamfornana.com/adopt.

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The legislator, while addressing thousands of party supporters at the launch of the NPP’s election 2016 campaign manifesto in Accra, vowed that the NPP will ensure that plots to rig the election fail.

“The NDC and the EC have planned to rig the upcoming elections, but when you look at all these young men gathered here, there is no way we will ever allow them rig the elections, never,” Kenney Agyapong said.

The outspoken MP who is known to have criticized the appointment of Charlotte Osei as the Electoral Commission boss earlier this year, added that “for those who have taken money and rented apartments in New Jersey [USA] and have sent their children and husband there so that even when Nana Addo [of the NPP] wins, she will make Mahama win, that will never happen.”

He called on party supporters to remain vigilant on election day, and police the various polling stations to ensure that thugs do not tamper with the electoral process.

“You should all be ready, on the day of the election, everyone should be there, when they [the thugs] come and they see you there, there is no way they can misbehave,’ Kennedy Agyapong concluded.

‘NDC are masters in election rigging’ 

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Flagbearer, Nana Akufo-Addo, had earlier described the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) as a party with a penchant for rigging elections.

The NPP Flagbearer’s jabs were in response to the NDC Running Mate, Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, warning Ghanaians to be wary of attempts at rigging from the NPP during an address at Asawase in the Ashanti Region.

Speaking during his tour in the Ablekuma West constituency, Nana Akufo-Addo said, “what I know is that when it comes to rigging, they [NDC] are masters with a copyright in it. We will never do that, our party is very democratic.”

He further hailed the electorates apparent resolve to the embrace the NPP during the upcoming polls.

‘NDC plotting to rig elections’

Also in the Ashaiman constituency, the NPP has accused the NDC in the area of plotting to rig the upcoming elections.

The party’s Constituency Coordinator, Thomas Adongo, said the NDC has been victorious in the constituency over the years because “they have members who have been helping them to rig elections.”

But the Ashaiman constituency organizer of the NDC in a rebuttal described the allegations as unfounded. He said the party has set a target of 85,000 votes in this year’s election, which will be realized come December 7.

“It is unfounded, that is why I say they are allegations. We win our elections from the polling stations. Why do we have to rig?” he questioned.

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