The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced its intent to ensure that its meeting with the Electoral Commission (EC) regarding the 2024 provisional voters register will be broadcast live.
In a letter dated August 27, the NDC requested a meeting with the EC to address alleged discrepancies in the voter register.
On Thursday, September 5, the NDC made a follow-up request for the meeting, scheduled for Friday, September 6, to be aired live, but the EC declined.
The NDC’s Director of Elections, Dr. Omane Boamah, stated in a Facebook post that party representatives attending the meeting would ensure it is streamed live for public transparency.
He also cautioned the EC against any attempts to manipulate the upcoming election in favour of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), warning that such actions would not be accepted.
Dr. Boamah further questioned the “LOUD SILENCE of the ruling NPP despite the anomalies” raised about the provisional voters register.
Below is Dr. Omane Boamah’s full post.
Why Should Electoral Commission of Ghana be Afraid of Live Coverage of Today’s Meeting with the NDC @ 2pm?
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The Electoral Commission has refused to grant NDC’s request for live broadcast of our meeting with them today @ 2pm.
We disagree with the EC and I have communicated same to them.
This deliberate refusal flies in the face of Transparency: Transparency is cardinal to the attainment of Free, Fair and Peaceful elections.
The EC can not escape public scrutiny and forensic audit of the voters register!
Meanwhile, we’ve all observed the LOUD SILENCE of the ruling NPP notwithstanding all these anomalies.
It cannot be lost on us that the NPP stands to benefit illegally from the overt and covert manipulation of the register and the electoral process.
Additionally, the palpable purchased silence from other previously loud-mouthed personalities and institutions that are supposed to call the EC to order is telling!
We are serving notice that the NDC will not tolerate the unfolding day light advance robbery/rigging of Election 2024 to materialise.
This being the case, at today’s meeting at the Corporate office of the EC near the National Cathedral, we shall also serve as the broadcast outlets in the meeting and after the meeting.
We shall not relent!
We shall not falter!!
We shall not rest!!!