The Inter-Party Resistance Against a New Voters’ Register (IPRNA) says it is set to embark on the ‘Tikusayi’ demonstration which has been scheduled for Saturday, January 11 at Tamale in the Northern region.

In a press statement signed by LOC Chairman, Ibrahim Mobilla on Monday, participants have been asked to converge at the Jubilee Park also known as Police Park at exactly 6 AM to commence the protest.

IPRNA is mainly made up of opposition parties including; National Democratic Congress (NDC), All People’s Congress (APC) and People’s National Convention (PNC).

They are embarking on the demonstration to protest the Electoral Commission’s decision to compile a new voters’ register for the 2020 general elections.

The group is unconvinced by the EC’s defence for the creation of a new register.

Read the full press statement below:

INTER PARTY RESISTANCE AGAINST THE NEW REGISTER

 ALL SET FOR ‘TIKUSAYI’ DEMONSTRATION IN TAMALE

The Inter-Party Resistance Against a New Voters’ Register (IPRNA), hereby informs the general public that the much-publicized “Tikusayi demonstration” would take place tomorrow, 11th January 2019 in the city of Tamale as scheduled.

It would be recalled, that at the press conference held on Monday 6th January 2020, we canvassed several cogent reasons against the needless attempt by the Jean Mensah-led Electoral Commission to compile a new voters’ register for the 2020 elections and outlined a series of protest actions that we will be embarking on to reject same.

Pursuant to that press conference, the IPRN has been compelled to mobilize the ordinary taxpayer, whose resources are about to be plundered by the EC through this needless and wasteful new register venture, to hit the principal streets of Tamale to protest against this inglorious decision.

Having complied with all laid down procedures of law, we wish to inform the general public that the demonstration would come off as scheduled. And, we call on the good people of Tamale and its environs to join us in this resistance to drum home the voice of the people.

We shall converge; the Jubilee Park (A.K.A Police Park) at exactly 6 am prompt tomorrow, as we embark on this historic demonstration.

The route shall be as follows: Police Park – Police runabout -– Prisons Canteen – PK Gombila – Choggu runabout – Central Market – Aboaboo Traffic – back to Police Park.

In spite of firm assurances from the Ghana Police Service relative to security for the demonstration, the IPRNA has picked intel that some unscrupulous thugs belonging to the ruling NPP are planning to infiltrate our ranks and cause a commotion during the demonstration. We wish to sound a word of caution to all such persons, to completely abandon any such idea as we are more than prepared, to fish them out and deal with them in accordance with law. And, we call on the Ghana Police Service to up their game and tighten security for tomorrow’s demonstration so as to avert this evil plan.

 Signed

Alhaji Ibrahim Mobilla

LOC Chairman