Source; Justice Fm || Daily Graphic
Members of the inter-party resistance against the Electoral Commission’s plan to compile a new voters’ register for the 2020 general elections poured onto the streets in Kumasi Tuesday morning in protest.
The protest followed a similar one in Tamale last week.
The national Democratic Congress has accused the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of being a thief. The party’s National Vice Chairman, Chief Sofo Azorka made this allegation at a demonstration organized by the opposition NDC and other smaller parties in the Ashanti Regional capital Kumasi against the Electoral Commission’s decision to compile a new voter’s register for the December 2020 elections.
This is the second time such demonstrations since the parties did the same in Tamale about two weeks ago. Chief Azorka, however, says the electoral commission is interested in the money.
The group has been arguing that it was unnecessary to compile a new register and that it would be a waste of public resources despite the Electoral Commission’s explanation of its importance.
The protestors held placards some which read, “End conspiracy to rig the elections”, “Thieves! You want to chop our money for free” and”Conspiracy to rig the upcoming elections exposed.”
Among the leadership of the protestors were the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, Member of Parliament for Asawasi, Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka who is also the Minority Chief Whip in Parliament, Hassan Ayariga of the APC, National Chairman of the PNC, Bernard Mornah and some other leaders of the NDC.
