{"id":38390,"date":"2014-08-11T13:27:11","date_gmt":"2014-08-11T13:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=38390"},"modified":"2014-08-11T15:16:16","modified_gmt":"2014-08-11T15:16:16","slug":"blame-ec-for-registration-violence-gen-mosquito","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/08\/blame-ec-for-registration-violence-gen-mosquito\/","title":{"rendered":"Blame EC for registration violence \u2013 Gen Mosquito"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia says officials of the Electoral Commission (EC) must be blamed for the violence which has characterized the ongoing limited voter registration exercise.<\/p>\n<p>There have been reports of violence especially in the Ashanti Region, prompting the Regional Police Commander to issue strong warnings to leadership of the two main political parties there, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the NDC to call their people to order.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Asiedu Nketia told <strong>Citi News<\/strong> that violence erupts at some centers because lawful means for agents to address challenges are sometimes blocked by registration officials.<\/p>\n<p>He indicated that the laws only permit individuals from challenging the eligibility of an applicant but no one has the power to prevent another person from registering.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Asiedu Nketia stated that party agents feel helpless when \u201cyou have registration officers with not-too-holy intentions and they are registering people who ought not to be registered, you cannot force those people out and you cannot also get forms to challenge that registration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that such a situation forces the party agents to resort to violence, \u201cwhich is also against the law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The NDC general secretary maintained\u00a0 that the violence at the registration centers is caused by officials of the EC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey compromise themselves by whatever means,\u201d he said, adding that their failure to follow laid down rules set by the EC instigates violence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not justifying violence but I\u2019m saying that when peaceful means are blocked, that leads naturally to violence,\u201d he clarified.<\/p>\n<p>The Progressive People\u2019s Party (PPP) agreed with Mr. Asiedu Nketia\u2019s sentiments. \u00a0\u00a0The party\u2019s national secretary, Kofi Asamoah-Siaw, in an interview <strong>Citi News,<\/strong> urged the EC to devise other means through which party agents can effectively monitor the registration.<\/p>\n<p>He pointed out that the attitude of registration officials has rendered party agents helpless to execute their duties.<\/p>\n<p>Asamoah-Siaw recommended that the best way to avoid conflict at registration centers \u201cis to have a national database for Ghanaians\u201d to make it easier for the EC to verify the nationality and age of applicants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026So every month, you will know those who have turned 18 years and you just migrate their data seamlessly,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Efua Idan Osam\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia says officials of the Electoral Commission (EC) must be blamed for the violence which has characterized the ongoing limited voter registration exercise. 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