National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sanmy Gyamfi, says the party has given the Electoral Commission a week ultimatum to address its concerns, or they will follow up with more demonstrations.
He argued that if the EC has nothing to hide; it must open itself up for the forensic audit to be conducted into the register.
He added that the intransigence the EC is displaying is not in the interest of Ghanaians or the electoral body itself.
He underscored the need for the EC to preserve the peace we are enjoying and allow the will of the people to be respected.
“If you have done nothing wrong, if you have not manipulated the register, if the regsiter is sacrosanct as they claim and they have nothing to hide, why are they running from a simple audit?”
The NDC on Tuesday, September 17, 2024 submitted a petition to the EC after its nationwide demonstrations.
According to the NDC, these irregularities pose a significant and immediate threat to the credibility of the 2024 general elections.
It has therefore asked the EC to take swift action to preserve the integrity of Ghana’s democratic process and ensure the stability and security of the nation.
“The irregularities in the Provisional Voters Register (PVR) are not minor oversights or clerical errors; they indicate a deliberate manipulation of the voter database. This raises serious concerns regarding the potential for election fraud. Failure to address these significant issues promptly will put Ghana’s democratic reputation and national stability at risk,” the petition of the NDC read.
The party said it identified 243,540 illegal voter transfers in the 2024 Provisional Voters Register, including repeated names and transfers made without the knowledge of the voters involved. The question arises as to who effected these unauthorised transfers within the EC’s IT systems and how such transfers could occur without the involvement or knowledge of the voters, Returning Officers, or technicians. This issue is further exacerbated by the EC’s admission of similar incidents during its press conference on 2nd September 2024.
The NDC identified over 15,000 instances of unidentifiable voter transfer paths, raising concerns about potential fake voter registrations, given that some voter registration laptops were stolen from the EC Headquarters. Additionally, 3,957 previously registered voters were deleted from the 2024 Provisional Register without explanation. Moreover, 2,094 voters were transferred to different polling stations but were not found in the Absent Voter List,” it added.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana