Founder and Leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana, Kofi Akpaloo has emphatically stated that the proposed Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting scheduled for tomorrow (Wednesday), will be held with or without the presence of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
According to him, the NDC’s decision not to partake in the meeting, will not thwart EC’s agenda for the day saying; “they [NDC] are not the only party in Ghana.
“The IPAC meeting will go on without them. Maybe they are observing social distancing and they can do that till next year,” he added in an interview with NEAT FM’s morning show ‘Ghana Montie.'
NDC out of IPAC meeting
The NDC says it will not attend the IPAC meeting at the behest of the EC.
The larget opposition party therefore wants the meeting to be suspended indefinitely until further notice in compliance with the directive by the president for all public gatherings to be suspended over the outbreak of COVID-19.
Speaking on Okay FM's 'Ade Akye Abia' programme, the deputy General Secretary of the party, Peter Boamah Otokunor said officials of the party will not risk their lives to attend the meeting in a ‘small room’ in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Meanwhile, the EC has invited fifteen parties to attend the planned IPAC meeting on the compilation of the new electoral register, Wednesday.
Parties to attend IPAC meeting
The meeting, which is expected to be held at the IPAC room of the EC, will attract all registered political parties including; the New Patriotic Party (NPP), National Democratic Congress (NDC), Convention People’s Party (CPP), Progressive People’s Party (PPP), People’s National Convention (PNC), Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP) and Ghana Union Movement (GUM).
The rest are the Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere (EGLE), United Front Party (UFP), Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), National Democratic Party (NDP), All People’s Congress (APC), United Progressive Party (UPP), and Power United Party (PUP).
Source: King Edward Ambrose Washman Addo/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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KOFI, THEY (NDC) CAN EVEN OBSERVE SOCIAL DISTANCING FOR TEN (10) YEAR, WE DON'T CARE. NEW VOTER COMPILATION WILL COME ON.
If not for ill motives did the NDC observe the President's order when they stormed the EC's meeting to disrupt it? I'd NDC Ghana so that when they don't attend the meeting nothing should take place? This is raw hatred for the President. How long can you continue yo denigrate an elected President? You've seen defeat staring you in the face and you're now using "takashi" in out democracy. Note: Ni matter his long a sentence is, there is always a full stop. Anyway keep shouting to remain relevant. Some IG us are on the sidelines waiting fit s more responsible third force in out democracy.
Kudos to the EC for her determination to produce a new and more credible Voters' register, despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. To be honest, if EC fails to do so, I would be very much disappointed because of the NDC's stance against the new register. And I'm very confident the EC-Boss, whom I affectionately call Jean, a woman of formidable intelligence will successfully produce a new and more credible register for mother Ghana. Let the NDC beat the war drums on the side of the coronavirus and the EC will work assiduously within the restrictions of the COVID- 19 protocols. Jean will make mother Ghana proud! The bottom line is the NDC cannot fathom to come in terms with the EC-Boss who is not elected by the NDC-Administration to produce a credible register. The psyche is that the NDC-Administration had never produced a credible register before.