New voters’ register: Jean Mensa leading Ghana into destruction – Asiedu Nketia

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia has accused the Electoral Commission (EC) of leading Ghana into destruction over the compilation of the new voters’ register.

According to him, the posture of the Commission in respect to the compilation of the new voters’ must be condoned adding that, the decision must be resisted.

Speaking in an interview on the Wednesday’s edition of The Point of View on Citi TV monitored by thepublisheronline.com, Mr Nketia said the NDC will do all it can to prevent the EC from leading political parties and Ghanaians into a “dangerous and confusing situation.”

“That decision [by the EC] goes against the Constitution that actually established the Electoral Commission and so we are going to contest that one. This is the beginning, it is not the end at all, so don’t let anybody be confused that when EC comes out to announce anything, even if it is unconstitutional, that settles the disagreement. The disagreement is just about to begin,”

“If IPAC has been changed into a forum where information is just released to us, then IPAC has lost its meaning and it will be a waste of time for anyone to be part of it…The Electoral Commission has taken a decision, not IPAC…The decision was not presented for endorsement,” he said.

He indicated that the timelines announced by the EC are unworkable and lies in potential breach of the law.

“Filing of nominations according to the law should be happening in September and you need final voters’ register to be able to file nominations by September. So according to the timetable, the register will not be ready by September so they are walking us into a very dangerous and confusing situation and they are still proud about it,” Asiedu Nketia stressed.

New voters’ register brouhaha

The Electoral Commission’s decision to compile a new voters’ register has been met with mixed reactions from the political front.

Whereas the NDC and some opposition parties are against the decision, the NPP and 12 other political parties have backed the move.

Regardless of the resistance, the EC has decided to proceed with the exercise but subsequently, put it on hold following the outbreak of the Coronavirus.

Although the exercise is currently on hold, the EC says it will observe the necessary safety protocols if the time comes for the registration exercise to commence.