Presidential Candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Mahama has cautioned the Electoral Commission (EC) on inaccuracies in the recently outdoored voter register, admonishing the election management body to “sit up” to avoid confusion.
According to him, voter registration has been saddled with missing names, unauthorized change of polling stations, and other clear violations of the country’s electoral laws.
“Recently, the Electoral Commission opened the register for people to inspect their names. I’m sorry to say there’s a lot wrong with that register. The EC has to sit up so that we don’t have any confusion on Election Day. The EC is an important institution in having peaceful elections in this country. So if the EC Commissioners are listening to me; you better wake up.
“You’re not doing your job properly. A lot of people cannot find their names. Other people’s names have been transferred without their knowledge, and people have registered for proxy without using their biometric cards. People who have done multiple registrations, their names are still on the register,” he complained at a rally at Amasaman in Accra.
The former president warned that there could be confusion and boiling tempers when voters went to the polls on Election Day and found out their names were not there.
Mr. Mahama added that while the NDC was a party of peace, its members were not going to stand idly by while they were being cheated.
Source: Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh/Mitchell Asare Amoamah
