{"id":163465,"date":"2015-10-30T10:38:25","date_gmt":"2015-10-30T10:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=163465"},"modified":"2015-10-30T12:36:44","modified_gmt":"2015-10-30T12:36:44","slug":"ecforum-clergy-cautions-against-entrenched-positions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/10\/ecforum-clergy-cautions-against-entrenched-positions\/","title":{"rendered":"#ECForum: Clergy cautions against entrenched positions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, Rev. Dr. Opuni-Frimpong, is cautioning against parties taking entrenched positions in the ongoing debate on proposals for a new voters\u2019 register.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He has urged all interested parties to yield to the <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/10\/29\/ec-forum-on-voters-register-takes-off\/\" target=\"_blank\">processes outlined by the Electoral Commission<\/a><\/strong><\/span> and abide by the outcome of the deliberations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;e1oOuOZYhhdI1oWBcFSY5dVGngeGvM97&#8243;]\u201cWe may have differences but let\u2019s talk and so in the dialogue; we should be able to say that yes; I had that position but if this is the majority decision, I am willing to negotiate to change my position,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The comment by Rev. Opuni Frimpong follows a two-day forum on the voters\u2019 register.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A former Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Peter Mac Manu, in an interview with <strong>Citi News<\/strong> maintained that the party will require that the EC acts in the interest of all Ghanaians.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201c\u2026The whole thing must be based on national interest, and nationally we have proven that the current register is bloated, tainted and corrupted\u2026it can\u2019t go with the current register if the people of Ghana say they do not want it, it must not dictate to Ghanaians but rather take what is on board,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But Rev. Opuni Frimpong believes the country\u2019s interest should guide all the parties involved in the deliberations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThat should let other people who already have taken entrenched positions also to re-examine that we will go beyond 2016 election, having a national cohesion, one Ghana, we don\u2019t need to destroy our country whether we will do a new register or whether we will clear the old one,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The opposition NPP has reiterated its call for a new voters\u2019 register citing the current one as bloated and flawed. It raised fresh allegations of <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/10\/29\/ecforum-auditing-voters-register-will-be-difficult-mac-manu\/\" target=\"_blank\">names of some foreigners<\/a><\/strong><\/span> found in the register during a presentation of the two day forum by the EC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The governing NDC has also maintained its position that the evidence provided by the NPP is <strong><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/2015\/10\/29\/ecforumnpps-evidence-flawed-and-problematic-asiedu-nketia\/\" target=\"_blank\">problematic<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Other political parties and civil society organisations that have made submissions on the matter, include the Progressive People\u2019s Party(PPP), the Convention People\u2019s Party(CPP) , IMANI Ghana and the Centre for Democratic Development(CDD) among others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By: Pius Amihere Eduku\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, Rev. 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