The Deputy Communications Director of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), says he doesn't see the grounds on which the governing National Democratic Congress can found a campaign to retain power. That, Samuel Awuku said, is because the government had lost grasp of all sectors of the economy. Sector by sector, Mr Awuku said, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government had lost the votes of the mass of Ghanaian workers, especially those of doctors, teachers and unemployed graduates. The only option left for the government, according to him, was for the party to rig the 2012 elections. There have been incessant demands by political parties, especially the opposition New Patriotic Party, civil society groups and only recently, the Catholic Bishops for the Electoral Commission to incorporate an electronic verification system in the new biometric registration system. The system will make it possible for prospective voters to have their identity ascertained at the point of voting and the NPP has used every opportunity to remind the EC and government of how important it is to have a verification exercise ready for next year’s elections. However media reports suggest that NDC General Secretary Jonson Asiedu Nketia had said the party had no interest in the verification process. Contributing to discussions on Peace FM’s current affairs programme Kokrokoo Tuesday, Sammy Awuku argued that the ruling party was kicking against the verification system because it had ulterior motives towards the conduct of the 2012 voting. He alleged that rigging the election “is NDC’s last straw” and said that that may be the party’s reason for opposing the verification of the biometric register. Though he had no proof of his claim, Mr Awuku said he was convinced that many Ghanaians shared his view and observation that government had lost touch with Ghanaian workforce. If the Mills-administration has confidence in its performance so far and was convinced the ‘Better Ghana Agenda’ had been delivered for the well-being of Ghanaians, Awuku concluded, “Let the people decide.”