Akufo-Addo conniving With EC And Ken Attafuah-led NIA To Rig Election 2020 – Ofosu Ampofo Alleges

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At a press conference today at the national headquarters of the opposition National Democratic Congress, NDC, the national Chairman of the party, Hon. Samuel Ofosu Ampofo has disclosed that the Akufo-Addo led NPP government has teamed up with the electoral commission and the Ken Attafuah led National Identification Authority with schemes at rigging the upcoming general election on December 7 2020.

According to the NDC chairman, the Jean Mensah led electoral commision is doing everything possible to make the requirement for the voter register be Ghana Card and passport only which he thinks would disenfranchise the members and sympathisers of NDC.

“In spite of several assurances made in Parliament and in the media by the President, The Head of NIA and Electoral Commission that the Ghana Card is not going to be used for the 2020 elections, the Government and the Commission are currently pushing a legislation in Parliament to make the Ghana Card and Ghanaian Passport the main breeder documents for registration as a voter, thus excluding the use of the Commissions’ own existing voters’ ID card.

The objective is to disenfranchise a significant number of persons in NDC strongholds in furtherance of the Jean Mensah-led EC’s grand scheme to rig the 2020 general elections for the New Patriotic Party.”

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According to the NIA’s own data, out of an estimated population of 17.3 million being 18 years and above, only 6.5 million have been issued with the Ghana Card. The implication is that, almost 11 million (constituting 62%) of eligible voters will have to go through the sworn oath option to be able to register for a Voters’ ID, if the EC’s illogical and wasteful decision to compile a needless new Voter’s Register for the 2020 general elections materializes, he added.

Moreover, the party chairman registered his displeasure on the statistics of the NIA which he believes it’s also a scheme to rigging election 2020.

1. The Upper West Region, out of the estimated registrable population of 472,391 only 24,427 representing 5.17% have been issued with the NIA cards. This means 94.83% must go through the Sworn Oath option.

2. Out of 708,584 estimated registrable population for the Upper East Region, 45,076 representing 6.36% have been issued with the NIA cards. Hence, 93.64% must go through the Sworn Oath option.

3. Coming down to the Ahafo Region through to the Central Region, the situation is no different. In Ahafo for instance, out of 349,474 registrable population, only 27,166 representing 7.77% have been issued with the NIA cards leaving as many as 92.23% that must go through the Sworn Oath option.

Considering the time limitation imposed on the nation by Covid-19, this is not only impracticable but simply defies common sense and will surely disenfranchise a lot of eligible voters if the EC is allowed to proceed on this dangerous path.

“Ladies and gentlemen, in sharp contrast to the suppression of Ghana card registration in mostly regions which are known to NDC strongholds, the Ken Attafuah-led NIA massively mobilized unprecedented number of registration equipment for the exercise in the stronghold of the ruling NPP, the Ashanti Region.”

Prior to the Ghana card registration in the Ashanti Region, an average of 2,000 registration equipment per region were deployed. However, when it got the turn of the Ashanti region, the NIA miraculously increased the number of equipment for the exercise to 5,692. Also, the NIA provided additional 810 card printers to improve throughput and delivery and added 3,192 workstations to the pool during the Ashanti region registration exercise.This is the same reason why President Akufo-Addo encouraged the NIA to continue the Ghana card registration process in the Eastern Region, another stronghold of the NPP, even as he was restricting movement and gatherings, including church and mosque prayer services in the wake of Ghana recording positive cases of the coronavirus.”

Finally he concluded by the NDC shall employ every legitimate means to stop this evil conspiracy to rig the 2020 elections and subvert the democracy of this country.