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Acting General Secretary of the Convention People's Party (CPP), James Kwabena Bomfeh says the position of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) on the compilation of a new voters' register is borne out of the party's lack of belief in the competence of the Electoral Commission's Chairperson, Jean Mensa.

According to James Kwabena Bomfeh, popularly called Kabila, the NDC is just beating about the bush by saying that the Electoral Commission wants to rig the elections, but what the opposition party is really worried about is that they believe Jean Mensa was appointed into office to do the bidding of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

Speaking to host Kwami Sefa Kayi on Peace FM's flagship programme 'Kokrokoo', Wednesday, Kabila noted that the NDC has an issue with Jean Mensa; "they're not saying it. They're not bold enough to say. They insinuate but don't say it direct as the main reason. All the agitations is about the fact that they believe Jean Mensa was brought in to rig the elections for President Akufo-Addo. That is the basis - the foundation - and they're not saying it because they can't prove it''.

But to him, it's an erroneous notion held by opponents of the compilation of a new voters' register that there is a ploy to rig this year's election because, in his candid view, there is no way a Presidential candidate for any of the parties would genuinely have more votes to be declared victor in the elections and the Electoral Commission would rather pronounce that candidate a loser.

Kabila further stated that Jean Mensa is not to blame for the issues regarding the country's electoral system.

He said the problems with the electoral system stem from the era of former Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan through to Charlotte Osei and has to do with the biometric data system which needs an update, and the register consequently suffers without fixing the biometric system.

"Why the system was not promptly and properly updated from 2012, you can't blame it on Jean Mensa. Afari-Gyan and Charlotte Osei are partly to blame . . . Nobody is entirely blameable and nobody is entirely blameless," he said.