The Jean Mensah-led Electoral Commission appears to be determined to frustrate the NDC in the impending Ayawaso West Wuogon By-election in which the NDC is participating. We hold this view due to the unreasonable refusal of the EC to furnish the NDC with the details of the Voters Register for the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency.
The NDC wrote to the EC sometime in December 2018 for the updated Voters Register of the Constituency used in the 2016 General Elections. The EC responded to the request on 28th December 2018 and gave the Party a soft copy of the Voters’ Register with a voter population of 87,580.
The said register was still in the custody of the NDC when the party went to the printing house to observe the bagging of the Electoral materials. It was at this point that the party discovered that virtually every polling station in the register about to be used for the bye election had additions to the voters list. Putting all the additions together, there was a new total of 88,745 giving a difference of 1165 more than that which had been given to the party earlier. The NDC immediately raised objection to the use of the said register in the conduct of the By-election unless the Party received some satisfactory explanation from the EC.
Subsequently, the Party wrote to the EC for further and better particulars regarding the voters’ register used for the 2016 elections, by requesting for the following information:
a. The transfer voters list
b. The special voters list
c. The proxy voters list
To the utter surprise of the Party, the EC has refused to furnish it with these details and not even a follow up to the Headquarters of the EC today, 28th January 2019, has yielded the required response. Meanwhile time is running out as the election is only 3 days away.
The NDC has serious issues with the EC. There are two different Registers for one election with a difference of 1,165 voters. The EC must tell the Party why this wide difference in the two registers from the same EC. The NDC finds this situation completely unacceptable and until the matter is resolved we have difficulty in participating in the by-election. In the circumstances, if the EC does not respond to our concerns we shall advise ourselves accordingly.
SDN:
COMRADE BEDE ZIEDENG
DIRECTOR OF ELECTIONS
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Bede Zeiden has started his thing again. He left with Dr Obed Asamoah to form a party and he is back always crying and raising unnecessary fears. He did same with the 2004 elections created unnecessary tension. Thank monkey looking face. Were you not given copies of the register for the 2016 elections? If new members have not been registered then what is ur fear? Nsem hunu kwa.
I wish they do not participate this election. Even the general elections they can boycott it. It is their democratic right to turn their back to the elections.I am only looking forward to the 1993 episode where for 4 years there was no credible opposition. If you cant win the fight stop trowing unnecesary stones into the ring. A-b-o-a-a !
NDC you are free to leave the elections. I am very happy that this is happening to the NDC. We serve a wonderful God. herr! 2020 Ghana b3y3 d3 paaa!. Ghana b3y3 d3 rough. With this current EC, Mahama will not even get 30%. Siaaaaaa!
Hahahaha you have answered the questions for the NDC perfectly la. I can see the NDC foresee their Defeat on this by-election and are trying to find excuses la.
Forks in NDC.the EC is only using what your dealing girl Autie Charlotte left her.