"I will not kill myself over a new voters register," says the Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is up in arms again with the Electoral Commission over the latter's decision to compile a new voters' register.
The debate which somehow died down due to the emergence of coronavirus has been resurrected. The NDC still believes compilation of a new register is a bad idea; in addition, they are alleging that the EC and the National Identification Authority are conniving to rig election 2020 in favour of the ruling government
Even though Kweku Baako thinks NDC's allegations are 'ugly noises' that can be allowed especially in a democratic dispensation, he believes compilation of a new voters' register in an era of COVID-19 will be difficult.
He further indicated that if the EC is still bent on replacing the Biometric Management system, "it's in order and I hope COVID-19 has not created serious challenges to disable the procurement process".
"As for new machines yes critically needed; voters’ register I will not kill myself over it; I wouldn’t mind going for a compromise…with COVID-19 restrictions it disables us a little bit; we are challenged; hugely challenged. If we are going to go about the same old way we will suffer," he said while contributing to a panel discussion on Wednesday's edition of Peace FM morning show 'Kokrokoo'.
Listen to him in the video below
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NDC SLOGAN CIVIL WAR. YEATE ABRE. CIVIL WAR WITH WHOM. MAY BE AMONG YOURSELVES. NOBODY OUTSIDE NDC WILL FIGHT THEM. IF THEY FIGHT AMONG THEMSELVES WE SHALL STOP THEM. TO MAINTAIN PEACE IN GHANA. IT IS DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND THE REASONS FOR THE NDC CRY OF WOLF. THEIR ALLEGATION THAT EC AND NIA WANT TO FAVOR NPP OR ANY POLITICAL PARTY IS FRIVOLOUSSS. THEY COMPLAIN AS IF NIA AND EC HAVE SET DIFFERENT RULES FOR DIFFERENT POLITICAL PARTIES FOR THEIR REGISTRATIONS. CONTRARY, NEITHER NIA NOR EC DEMANDS ANY DECLARATION OF PARTY MEMBERSHIP BEFORE ANY REGISTRATION. THE RULES THEY SET UP TO MAKE THEIR WORK EFFICIENT IS APPLICABLE TO EVERYBODY IN EVERY PART OF THE NATION. THE ESSENCE OF NIA AND EC REGISTRATION IS TO IDENTIFY AND ASCERTAIN ALL TRUE GHANAIANS. AS MUCH AS THEY SHOULD INCLUDE EVERY WILLING GHANAIAN TO BE REGISTERED, IT IS ALSO THEIR DUTY TO EXCLUDE FOREIGNERS, OR AS IN THE CASE OF NIA TO IDENTIFY THEM AS NON-GHANAIANS. NONE OF THE TWO REGISTRATIONS IS FINISHED. NIA REGISTRATION IS ONGOING. EC IS YET TO BEGIN. IT IS UNREASONABLEEE FOR ANY ONE TO GENUINELY COMPLAIN OR BLAME SOMEBODY FOR EXCLUSION. LET THOSE NOISEEE MAKERS PROVE THAT, IF NOT BY THEMSELVES, THEY HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED BY THE FAULT OF SOMEBODY. NDC SHOULD STOP CRYING "WOLF, WOLF WOLF" WHEN THERE IS NO WOLF. THEY ARE RATHER PORTRAYED THAT THEY INTEND TO PERPETUATE SOME FRAUD BY DEMANDING TO CREATE LOOPHOLES IN THE REGISTRATION PROCESS. THE CONCERN OF ANY SERIOUS POLITICAL PARTY AT THIS TIME SHOULD BE THE STRATEGY TO EDUCATE THEIR FOLLOWERS TO TAKE THE EXERCISE SERIOUS. THEY SHOULD ENCOURAGE THEIR MEMBERS TO SATISFY THE REQUIRED CONDITIONS. NOTHING IS GOT ON SILVER PLATTER. NOBODY WOULD YIELD TO PRESSURE OF DEMONSTRATIONS, PRESS CONFERENCES AND THREATS OF VIOLENCE. THE RESORT TO ANY OF THEM CANNOT BE HELPFUL TO THE PERPETRATORS THEMSELVES. IT PAINTS THEM EVILL IN THE EYES OF MANY. IT CANNOT ACHIEVE ANY MEANINGFUL GOAL FOR THEM. JUST AS THE WORLD AND GHANA HAVE SURVIVED THE CORONA VIRUS, THE WORST IN THE CENTURY, SO SO WE SHALL SUCCEED TO DEFEAT ANY DIABOLICC INCIDENT OR OUTBREAK. LIGHT SHALL ALWAYS DEFEAT DARKNESS NO MATTER HOW LONG IT TAKES.