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Former President and NDC flagbearer John Mahama has sharply criticised the Electoral Commission (EC), accusing it of failing to ensure a credible voters' register for the upcoming 2024 elections.
According to Mr Mahama, there are numerous anomalies in the voters register.
During his tour of the Amasaman Constituency, Mr Mahama urged the EC to sit up and ensure a credible voters register.
He expressed deep concerns about the potential for these issues to cause confusion and undermine the electoral process on Election Day as a number of voters cannot find their names in the register with others being transferred without their knowledge.
“Recently the Electoral Commission opened the register for people to go and inspect their names. I am sorry to say there is 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 to us having peaceful elections in this country.
"So if the EC Commissioners are listening to me, you better wake up; you are not doing your job properly,” Mr Mahama lambasted the EC.
Earlier, Dr. Omane Boamah, the NDC’s Director of Elections, echoed these concerns, calling for a forensic audit or a thorough parliamentary investigation into what he termed "incurably defective anomalies" within the register.
Mr Boamah argued that without such measures, the integrity of the election could be compromised.
According to him, the NDC is committed to peace and will conduct itself peacefully but will ensure they aren’t cheated as they won’t also cheat.
Meanwhile, the EC has responded to the NDC's criticisms over the voter register.
In a statement, the Commission assured Ghanaians that the 2024 voters register is robust and credible.
The Commission in a post on Facebook on Wednesday, August 28, urged the public to disregard claims suggesting that the voter register is not fit for purpose.
"The 2024 Voters Register is robust and credible. Ignore assertions that the Voters Register is not fit for the 2024 Elections," the EC statement read.
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