The Electoral Commission (EC) has disagreed with issues raised by the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The NDC has dragged the EC to court for failing to make a copy of the provisional voters' register available to them.
They have questioned why the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has a copy yet they don't; adding failure to provide the provisional electoral register as the ongoing exhibition of voters’ register grinds to a halt, flouts the law.
National Chairman of the party, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, announced this at a press conference in Accra on Thursday.
“We have only one day left for the exhibition of the voters’ register to close. Yet, the Jean Mensa and Bossman Asare team has not provided the NDC with a copy of the 2019 provisional register as required by law. According to regulation 22(2) of the Public Elections Regulations (Voter Registration) C.I.91 and I quote, ‘At the end of the compilation of the provisional register as provided in sub-regulation (1), a copy of the provisional register shall be given to each registered political party in the form determined by the Commission,’” Mr Ofosu Ampofo said.
In response, however, the EC said NPP don't have a copy yet.
Public Relation Officer of the Commission, Madam Sylvia Annor in an interview on Peace FM said, "we are within the time frame and we are working on it. We are hoping that by the end of September they will all get it."
Listen to her interview in the video below
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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If i read well, the law did not state the provisional register should be given before exhibition. If that's the case then NDC is jumping the gun and making unnecessary noise.
Wo ye dodo, Shame of a commissioner. Go and report to nana addo. where is your autonomy?
Ofosu-Ampofo is making life look like all we do in this life is elections ahbaaa The election is next year what is all this fuss about? In 2016 when let my vote counts guys were asking for a new register u people kicked against it we would have had a cleaner register. Now we have a register that dates back to 2012 when people have changed residency etc. Because u kicked against the 2016 one now it is haunting u to ask for a new. National identification that comes with digital address u asked your supporters to boycott only to change your mind and yet has not communicated to your supporters. What kind of human beings are you? You have decided you wont find work to do but only government money you want to chop free in the name "serving" the country. nsemfo