{"id":241827,"date":"2016-08-22T12:57:31","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T12:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=241827"},"modified":"2016-08-22T12:57:31","modified_gmt":"2016-08-22T12:57:31","slug":"npp-raises-red-flag-over-voter-registration-in-prisons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/08\/npp-raises-red-flag-over-voter-registration-in-prisons\/","title":{"rendered":"NPP upset over voter registration in prisons"},"content":{"rendered":"
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has criticized the Electoral Commission over a scheduled voter registration exercise in the prisons ahead of the 2016 general election without notification to the political parties.<\/p>\n
NPP in a letter dated August 21, 2016 and signed by the party\u2019s Acting General Secretary, John Boadu to the EC, has observed that the Commission is commencing voter registration in prisons across the country per letters from some District offices.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”nZFuVkaSlLi87QYxsjmFrShPAxyIJnHE”]The exercise is intended to get names of prisoners of voting age unto the electoral roll for the December 7 polls.<\/p>\n
But the main opposition party is worried the process can be abused as it is taking place without the Commission notifying the political parties for them to effectively monitor the \u00a0exercise as has been the practice.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe would have wished that much as the C.I 91 grants this activity of the Commission in consultation with political parties, the parties would have been duly notified\/consulted before any such decisions are taken,\u201d NPP pointed out in a statement.
\nConsequently, the NPP has requested the country\u2019s election management body to explain how the voter registration is being done in the prisons nationwide.<\/p>\n