The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has served notice it will not welcome defectors into the party no matter how huge their numbers are, until the party has completed registration of its members across the country.
According to the party, it will be foolhardy on its part to admit any supposed defector into its fold at this crucial time, following its experience with its biometric registration which saw then members of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) being registered onto the NDC’s voters album.
Barring any hitches, the NDC is expected to commence a nationwide registration of its members in the next few weeks as materials for the registration, which is to be done manually after the party had abandoned its biometric exercise, are said to be ready.
The Prof. Kwesi Botchwey election review committee had recommended the scrapping of the biometric register because of its fraudulent nature.
The NDC has conceded that its biometric register, lacks integrity and credibility and therefore cannot be relied upon for any meaningful internal elections. They then decided to do away the register – which was compiled ahead of the 2016 general election – and start a new process of registering NDC members manually.
For instance, the Eastern regional secretariat of the NDC ahead of the 2016 election revealed that a total of 6,190 non-NDC members who registered during the party’s biometric voters registration had been expunged from the Voters’ register.
These aliens believed to be members of the New Patriotic Party were identified during the exhibition of the party’s register and it was believed that their mission was to ostensibly vote against President John Mahama in the general elections.
Speaking on Okay FM, Deputy General Secretary of the NDC, Koku Anyidoho stated that the party has learnt its lesson and will not leave any room for non-party members to infiltrate the NDC’s camp.
“Few months after the December 2016, why will someone want to defect from the ruling NPP to the NDC? Any person who has such intention should take his time, we the NDC are not admitting defectors into our party at this time that we’re just about registering our members. Any potential defector should wait until the NDC is done with its registration then the party can organize a ceremony and welcome that person. But no defector will be admitted into the NDC and find him or herself on the party’s register, that will never happen. We’ve learnt from our mistakes.”
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These NDC t.h.i.e.v.e.s were defending the EC before the 2016 election on the credibility of the national register.... Your small NDC register too you cannot get it right. A group of incompetent f.0.0ls. we will register and enjoy some of the stolen cash you guys are still keeping under your beds.
OH MY GOD! WHEN WILL THE NDC BE HONEST? WHEN THE THEN VICE-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, DR. BAWUMIAH CRITICISED THE BLOATED NATIONAL ELECTORAL REGISTER, THIS SAME KOKU ANYIDOHO AND ASIEDU NKETIAH TOOK HIM TO THE CLEANERS, SAYING HE WAS A TRIBALIST AND ANTI-VOLTARIANS. ALL THAT WAS SAID BECAUSE DR. BAWUMIAH HAD CHALLENGED THE REGISTER FROM THE VOLTA REGION AND OTHER BORDER REGIONS. TODAY, KOKU ANYIDOHO IS TELLING US THEIR REGISTER GOT BLOATED BECAUSE NPP MEMBERS SNEAKED IN TO REGISTER. AS THE AKAN PEOPLE SAY, AS LITERARY TRANSLATED: WHEN ONE GETS A CRAB, ITS BOSSOM CAN EASILY BE TOUCHED BUT WHEN ONE FACES THE SCORPION IT BECOMES A DIFFERENT STORY. OOOOOH NDC EEEEEEEEE, EHE EDZO BODOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! NA PROPAGANDA BE THAT. KOKU AYEKOOOO!
Massa we are coming for your money so whether you like it or yes we will find our way in your register. NPP doesn't have money the money is still with you NDC guys .We are coming in our numbers esp. Central Region and Ashanti Region.
Who cares twiaaaaaaaaaaaa
And who told you that we are coming back?
We will still register to deceive you guys and vote against you again 2020. Mahama still have some money to share.
Why would any NPP person who has his mental faculties intact defect to the NDC at this time. Tickling distortion!
Ei, Koku where did you sleep before and after the 2016 elections? Biometric register not credible? NDC has LOWERED politics in Ghana. NDC shoule apologize to Ghananians and go and advice EC.