A Deputy General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Haruna Mohammed, has criticised the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for its planned nationwide protest against the Electoral Commission (EC) today, September 17.
He labelled the protest the “most useless exercise” he had ever witnessed, questioning its potential to achieve any meaningful change.
In an interview with Asaase Radio on Monday, September 16, Mohammed expressed doubts about the effectiveness of the demonstration.
Given the current political and regulatory context, he suggested that the protest is unlikely to bring about the results the NDC hopes for.
The NDC’s protest is in response to the EC’s refusal to independently audit the voter register before the December elections.
The opposition party argues that this audit is necessary to address alleged discrepancies and restore confidence in the electoral process.
While Mohammed acknowledged the NDC’s right to protest, he argued that their actions do not align with the electoral regulations outlined in CI 91.
He emphasised that the protest might not align with the legal framework governing elections in Ghana, which could undermine its intended impact.
“I believe the protest of the NDC is the most useless exercise that I have seen ever in my life. These are persons who are reprobate and they don’t actually know exactly what they have to do,” he said. “I don’t think that this is something that is going to change what they want to do.”
“They are only exercising their constitutional rights in terms of demonstration, but it is not a right of what has to be done within the framework of CI 91 that regulates elections and registration in Ghana,” he remarked.
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