A leading member of the National Democratic Congress [NDC], Sam P. Yalley, has expressed disquiet about how the New Patriotic Party (NPP) could be in the know of some vital yet-to-be confirmed resolutions by the Electoral Commission (EC) in relation to this year's general elections.
He was also alarmed that the NPP has started training its constituency executives on the new voters' register.
His concern is premised on the fact that all the other political parties are not acquainted with the new format from the EC based on which they (political parties) will offer training to their polling agents towards the up-coming elections, but the ruling party appears to be ahead of them all.
Speaking on UTV’s ‘Adekye Nsroma’ political programme, Mr. Yalley stated “My worry is that members of the NPP have been able to forecast the decision of the EC even before a stakeholders engagement which is yet to commence, and have as well have received the format to the yet to come voters register that no political party is aware of”.
The former Indian High Commissioner stressed that the conduct of the Electoral Commission has contributed to the perception of some Ghanaians not having confidence in them to produce a fair and credible elections.
“What am saying is that with the appointment of the eminent committee members engagements, EC should slow down and build the consensus and trust of compiling a new voters register before the move, because if we have the trust we are looking for before an action is taken, then the country will be free from any violence,” he added.
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Kwame , Serious and progress countries do not change their voters' register like Pampers or diapers. Progressive country like, USA,AUSTRALIA, JAPAN ,NIGERIA, SOUTH AFRICA, Botswana have permanent register which electoral management body updateS periodically. GHANA DO NOT NEED JUST A NEW REGISTER. WE MUST aspire to HAVE A PERMANENT REGISTER.WHY IS EC RUNNING AHEAD OF GHANA CARD? IF THE CURRENT HARDWARE EXPIRES, Seriously VOTERS BIO DATA do not EXPIRES. EVEN COMMON PHONES CAN STORES BIO DATA AND TRANSFER TO ANOTHER PHONE. THE EMINENT JUSTICE CRABB COMMITTEE WHICH OKAY THE REGISTER IN 2015 DID NOT OKAY the register FOR ONLY 2016 ELECTIONS BUT BEYOND 2016. EC should plug into Ghana card after full registration of Ghanaians BY NIA. EC IS JUST EXECUTING NPP WISHLIST . it started from BOG. GET OUT FORMER BOG BOSS AND HAVE YOUR MEN TO COLLAPSED BANKS, RADIO STATIONS, GET CHARLOTTE OUT TO COMPILE NEW REGISTER. GET AUDITOR GENERAL OUT. TO STEAL MORE IN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS SINCE INDEPENDENCE TO 2015/2016 BEFORE NANA ADDO BECAME PRESIDENT(2016) . THE NUMBER OF BANKS THAT COLLAPSED WERE LESS SINCE 1957 -2016. (CO OPERATIVE BANK,STATE HOUSING BANK) THE TRUST BANK, AMALBANK, INTERCONTINENTAL BANK ,MERCHANT BANK , SSB, COMMERCIAL BANK WERE ONE POINT MERGED OR ACQUIRED WITH LESS DISTURBANCES IN THE FINANCIAL /BANKING SECTOR COMPARE TO THE NOISY ENVIRONMENT AND DESTRUCTION OF PEOPLE/S ASSETS BUSINESS SCHEMED AND LED BY TEXTBOOK ECONOMIST FROM WALAWALE. USING COCOA SYNDICATED LOAN TO STABILISE THE CEDIS IS NOT A LASTING SOLUTION. HOWEVER, THE TEXT BOOK ECONOMIST THOUGHT HE HAS FOUND THE MAGIC SOLUTATION AND KEY IS WITH THE IGP. THE HIGHEST NUMBER STATE CLOSURE/COLLAPSED RADIO STATIONS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF COLLAPSED PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE MIDST OF DOUBLE TRACK. HIGHEST NUMBER OF TERMINATED ROAD CONTRACTS HIGHEST AMOUNT PAID TO FAKE PRIVATE AUDIT FIRMS TO AUDIT ROAD CONTRACTORS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF INVESTMENT LOCKED UP SINCE INDEPENDENT. Get a permanent register and IT must be done well and not in this hasty form JEAN MENSAH WANTS TO INTRODUCE. BIOMETRIC DATA NEVER EXPIRES. ONLY UNDER JEAN MENSAH AND DR SLEEPING PRESIDENT . FOUR MORE YEARS FOR NANA TO SLEEP ON THE JOB.
the EC went to parliament to make its intentions clear, if your people had been smart and wise, they would have stayed and read the EC's document, but the i/di/ots run out of parliament, the NPP is a smart and wise party which observes the times and act accordingly, they didn't train their executives on the new register, they trained them on what to do when the EC opens the registration, but as usual, your people are way behind and to make matters worse, they are on the street demonstrating
If the EC is working contrary to what the constitution specifies, please go to the Supreme Court. Else allow them to do their work.
Those Countries you have cited as Progressive Countries that have permanent Voters' Register don't appoint EC specifically to do their bidding of seeing to their Party interest to win elections. To achieve that party interest to rig elections, minors, foreigners and the deceased are kept on the Register to infiltrate voting in their favor. We Ghanaians, specifically, the NDC as a political party are enemies of their own problems. Conversely, when it turns against them, they turn swiftly to play the proverbial ostrich. Ghanaians, seem to encourage NDC to treat us the way they do, which seeks to underrate our intelligence.
WE NEED CREDIBLE PERMANENT REGISTER. NOT JUST ANY FLAW NEW REGISTER. IF IT MUST BE DONE WELL. EC MUST PLUG INTO GHANA CARD DATA. SOUTH AFRICA , US HAVE PERMANENT REGISTER
Mr Leading member , your people are all over the place demonstrating against the same register you are talking about . NPP will always go ahead of you because of your icompetence .
what leading member , this man will always go into hiding and come back in election year and start talking hoping to get opportunity to milk when the party wins tofeakwa 2020