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Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said the current voters’ register must be scrapped for a new credible and transparent one to be compiled.

He made this call when he met the UK Branch of the party in London. He was concerned with

Ghana’s democracy which he claims cannot be toyed with. A credible register is all that matters and according to Nana Addo, it is important for the country to have one so that results declared after the election would be acceptable to all parties without dispute.   

Nana Addo said the huge disparities in votes especially in the Volta Region and other parts of Ghana can no longer be accepted. “We respect and value the Volta Region but the manipulation and discrepancies give cause for concern”, he said.

Nana Addo said it was important for all party members of the NPP to unite and focus towards winning the election in 2016. He said “I am prepared to do whatever is necessary to bring everyone on board to prosecute the agenda of winning election 2016’ to a spontaneous ovation.”

He also called for more support from members of the NPP UK Branch. He said the NPP UK had done well in the past by supporting parliamentary aspirants to win seats like Yagaba Kubori, Walewale and Bunkrugu in the Northern Region for the first time and he looked forward to the branch working in more constituencies across the country in the forthcoming election.

Nana Addo added that he was keen for the Diaspora to get involved in the campaign and called for more ideas, suggestions and goodwill towards the goal of winning the election in 2016 to which he received a standing ovation.

Others who spoke at the meeting were Mr. Bernard Antwi Bosiako aka Chairman Wontumi  the NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman  as well as parliamentary candidates from the UK who were elected in the June parliamentary primaries; Mr Eugene Antwi Parliamentary , Subin ,Mr  Marlon Anipa , Hohoe , Mr Kwame Adu Dakwa, Asuogyaman, Mr Joseph Mackay Kumah , Sene West, Madam  Veronica Heming Bole Bamboi , Madam Joyce Dei , Bosome Freho, Mr Kwaku Ampratwum Sarpong , Mampong  and Dr Samiu Kwadwo Nuamah, Kwadaso .

The highly successful meeting was chaired by Richard Diedong Dombo, 1st Vice Chairman of the NPP UK Branch and ended with a pledge from him , on behalf of the UK branch, to do everything possible to ensure the NPP win both the Presidential and Parliamentary election in 2016.