Audio By Carbonatix
The Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Dr. Afari Djan has challenged the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to produce evidence to show that the voter register is bloated.
He said that although the commission gave a CD-ROM to the NDC, the figures being bandied around by the NDC were questionable.
The electoral commissioner asked the party to bring the CD-ROM for verification.
He said the figures given to the NDC at Tuesday’s IPAC meeting were the authentic figures in the commission's database.
“I have given them the authentic figures. If they want to quarrel with the figures they should go and bring evidence,” he charged.
The NDC has been quoting figures they claim are contained in a CD-ROM given them by the EC.
The figures show astronomical increases in voter population in some 13 constituencies in the Ashanti Region.
In the Ejisu Juaben constituency for example, the EC’s document puts the voter population at about 78, 000 since the year 2006. But the NDC’s document supposedly obtained from the EC quotes 155, 000 as the number of voters representing 112.2 per cent increase in the figure.
But the EC is contesting these figures.
The National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party, Mr. Lord Comey urged the EC to properly investigate the matter and put all doubts to rest.
He said the NPP was concerned because the NDC had been making frantic efforts to create the impression that the NPP was bent on rigging this year’s elections.
The General Secretary of the NDC said a sheet of paper given them by the EC supposedly containing the authentic figures was not convincing.
He said the EC must show whether there was a genuine mistake that led to the discrepancies or whether someone had been misleading them.
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Tags:
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Latest Stories
-
Trump ‘does not care’ if Iran play at World Cup
3 hours -
Burna Boy’s associate, Rahman Jago confirms singer converted to Islam
3 hours -
Amazon says drones damaged three facilities in UAE and Bahrain
3 hours -
NDC’s Baba Jamal wins Ayawaso East by-election
3 hours -
Integrity over individuals: Economic Fighters League maintains vote-buying stance in Ayawaso East
3 hours -
How to follow European football
4 hours -
A new dawn: Formula One charges into an unpredictable 2026
4 hours -
Trump threatens to halt trade with Spain over military base access
4 hours -
Trump says US Navy will protect ships in Middle East ‘if necessary’
4 hours -
Ghana shines in GSMA DNSI and DPRI 2025 report due to E-Levy repeal and tech neutrality
5 hours -
NJA College of Education inducts 379 students amidst infrastructure gains and calls for professional discipline
5 hours -
GJA President, executives join Sammy Gyamfi to observe One-Week memorial of father-in-law
6 hours -
FDA bans mixed alcoholic energy drinks: VAST-Ghana demands ‘Name and Shame’ list for public safety
6 hours -
Police probe deaths of teacher and farmer in Assin Fosu
6 hours -
Gov’t reaffirms commitment to safeguard Ghana’s energy supply amid Middle East crisis
6 hours
