The Electoral Commission has supplied soft copies of the voters register to political parties and the candidates contesting next month’s general elections but the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has alleged that many of the files given to them were corrupted.
This year, the EC opted to provide only soft copies of the register to the parties according to the Director of Elections of the NPP, Mr Martin Agyei Mensah Korsah.
The parties were asked to provide external drives for copies of the register to be saved on it for them.
In a radio interview on Neat FM Friday morning, Mr Korsah said when the NPP enquired from the EC why they provided only soft copies and no hard copies as had been done in the past, the response was that some parties did not pick up their copies the last time they [EC] printed hard copies so they decided to cut cost this year.
Mr Korsah said since they don’t have the full register because of the corrupted files, they would have to write to the EC for them to be given a new one.
This development, alongside other issues such as a decision to electronically transmit results without fully briefing all stakeholders on how it would be done according to Mr Korsah, makes him “jittery.”
He said the EC provided the parties with the register without adding other documents such as special voting list, proxy list and absentee list, “none of them was given to us.”
“If everything was in order, would the commission have provided a register without adding all other documents,” he questioned.
“Behind the assurances and hitting the chest”, there are all kinds of cases in court which the commission has no control over, he said.
“It is worrying, we all hope that we will vote on December 7 but the commission would have to put itself together and also be less confrontational by finding a way for solving some of these issues,” Mr Korsah added.
“I’m a bit jittery and why I’m even jittery is the revelation that we will transmit results electronically when stakeholders do not know of the mode of transmission,” he told the host of the show, Akwasi Aboagye.
Source: Daily Graphic
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Quit making spelling mistakes in a simple sentence. My eyes are tired of your mistakes.
I also think that the NPP must demand the hard copies of electoral register, proxy list. special voting list and vote transfer list. These are necessary data for the 2016 elections.Without this election information, NPP can never detect any fraudulent that may occur during the elections.On the election day, similar rough tactics may also occur to frustrates voters. I'm even predicting that voting will be done on days instead of a day to facilitate the rigging process. All the tactics that they used in 2012 elections are most likely to occur again during the 2016 elections and NPP must be vigilant and demand what is due.
Whiners Party! We are tired of your whinnying. If the kitchen is too hot, get out
This woman should not do anything that would lead Ghana on to the road of no return. We are tired of her too known tactics. Afarigyan conducted several elections in Ghana and we did not hear such complaints. I am not surprised about her wishy-washy behaviour. The person who gave her that position wrote in his biography that he has a poor sense of judgement. THIS COMMISSIONER is living proof of poor appointments.
NPP are always looking for an excuse to blame EC, I can assure them they will loose big time. Ghanaians are tired of them. Nation wreckers
i never head the ndc complain about the activities of the EC. what could this mean? that everything the EC does is good to them? then why others not having the same thing and has to complain all the time? I don't want to believe what is in my mind is true but if it is then they better stop their evil plans against the other political parties. we know they appointed you but you have to be fair woman. a word to a wise.....
Ehhhh, I fear for Ghana with this EC woman attitude ooo...what is the big deal abt providing hard copies? and look at the excuse of saving cost. That's ***barred word***, make it available for whichever party needs them. How much does it cost to print them. Actually I'm ready to print that for free. Nana is winning and no machinations can stop. No body dare to anything funny. We are watching closely.
NPP must demand the hard copy and all other relevant copies,EC woman is crook,as Hon.Martin Amidu said,she's bent on helping corrupt,promiscuous and incompetent Mahama hold on to power to continue duping Ghana.
The rigging machinery has been deployed. The EC is so corrupt even the devil will envy them.
master you people should demand hard copies immediately dont wait till this big mouth marine spirit Charlotte Osei trick you, as Kennedy said we are not going to handle you executives softly should you allow this witch to ***barred word*** the party, we shall vent our spleen on you the executives. Make noice and let the whole world know their diabolic plan and we shall be there to support you people with demo