The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has described the protest by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for a forensic audit of the Voter register as needless and time-wasting.
It said the party cannot use its aggressiveness to influence the Electoral Commission (EC), which, per the constitution, is mandated to be independent to heed the request; hence, the Commission should reject their call.
The General Secretary of the NPP, Mr Justin Frimpong Koduah, who said this at a press conference on Friday in Accra, described the NDC's refusal to submit evidence of alleged irregularities to the Commission as "deceptive and mischievous", stressing that the party would also demonstrate against the Commission should it heed to the NDC's call to audit the register.
He cited the Constitutional Instrument on the Registration of Voters, C.I. 91, as amended by C.I. 127, which addresses errors, omissions, and corrections to the register, adding that other existing electoral laws provide mechanisms for resolving discrepancies. "It is worthy of note that before their demonstration, the Commission granted a stakeholder meeting with the NDC on Friday, September 6, 2024, after the NDC had requested a meeting in a letter dated August 27, 2024.