The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has criticised the National Democratic Congress (NDC)'s call for a forensic audit of the voter's register ahead of the 2024 election in December.

The party's General Secretary Justin Frimpong Kodua described the call for an independent forensic audit as “hypocritical and mischievous”.

Addressing a press conference on Thursday, September 19, he noted that the call for an audit is needless and a calculated attempt to stir tension in the country.

According to him, the NDC is doing this because they're aware that their defeat at the polls is imminent.

“Mr Mahama, why are you and the NDC not allowing the Electoral Commission to decide what to do but are embarking on a demonstration?

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“In our view of the above, it is hypocritical for the NDC to be ordering the Electoral Commission to conduct an independent forensic audit of the provisional register,” he indicated.

The NPP General Secretary further challenged the NDC to present any alleged errors in the electoral register to the EC for verification if indeed there are any errors.

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The NDC has for some time now demanded that the EC conduct a forensic audit of the voter's register ahead of the 2024 elections.

The calls became louder after the EC admitted that some of its district officers had transferred votes illegally without recourse to the law, an anomaly the Commission says it has corrected and penalized the officers involved.

But they rejected the call for an independent audit describing it as unnecessary.

The NDC subsequently protested over the EC's refusal to subject the register to an audit submitting petitions to Parliament and the EC to heed the call for a robust register ahead of the elections.