{"id":144348,"date":"2015-08-18T16:00:51","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T16:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=144348"},"modified":"2015-08-18T16:08:46","modified_gmt":"2015-08-18T16:08:46","slug":"we-will-recruit-competent-polling-station-agents-akuffo-addo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/08\/we-will-recruit-competent-polling-station-agents-akuffo-addo\/","title":{"rendered":"We will recruit competent polling station agents &#8211; Akuffo Addo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2016 general elections, Nana Akuffo Addo has revealed that the party will invest more in the recruitment and training of its polling agents in its quest to ensure a free, fair and transparent election.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to him, the move forms part of measures adopted by the party to compliment the work of the Electoral Commission that is constitutionally mandated to conduct elections in the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;5OLzFBZq1RucmLsayoSh01UKv4gIQsZb&#8221;]Nana Akuffo Addo made these comments when he addressed a press conference to\u00a0outline details of the party\u2019s request to the Electoral Commission for a new voter\u2019s register in a build up to the 2016 general elections.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAfter the decision of the Supreme Court in the 2012 election petition, I and many others have said that the NPP will not be interested in taking another case electoral malpractices to court, we say so not because we have lost confidence in the ability of the judicial system to deliver justice in the presidential election disputes,No,\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cwe would much rather spend our energy to ensure a fair electoral playing field by securing electoral reforms and a new and credible electoral voter\u2019s register from the EC and yes we will pay extra attention to the recruitment and training of our polling agents,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The NPP is questioning the credibility of Ghana\u2019s voter\u2019s register which they say is likely to affect the outcome of next year\u2019s elections.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They insist the register is bloated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Pius Amihere Eduku\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2016 general elections, Nana Akuffo Addo has revealed that the party will invest more in the recruitment and training of its polling agents in its quest to ensure a free, fair and transparent election. 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