Violence Rocks NDC Nkwanta South Over Credibility Of Voters� Register

Violence has broken out at the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) ongoing primaries in the Nkwanta South constituency of the Volta Region.

The violence, according to eyewitnesses, was triggered by three different types of voters’ register that were brought out for the conduct of the polls, thereby, raising questions about the credibility of the album. The candidates, constituency executives, and the Electoral Commission all are in possession of different voters’ register.

The event meant to elect a parliamentary candidate to represent the NDC in the upcoming Parliamentary Elections has now been thrown into chaos.

Five aspirants including the incumbent MP, Gershon Bediame, are contesting in the Saturday polls. The others are Geoffrey Kini, a businessman, Dr. Felix Anebor, a political science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Narayana Osei Nyarko Charles, a banker and lawyer and Solomon Bagme.

Over 17,000 card bearing members of the NDC are expected to vote in 90 polling centres across the constituency.

The three stakeholders, Kasapafmonline.com understands, are currently locked up in a meeting to address the conflict that has ensued as a result of voters’ album. Armed security officials have been deployed to the area to maintain peace and ensure that polls are conducted successfully.

The poll was put on hold during the November 2015 nationwide parliamentary primaries by the party hierarchy for reasons they described as “strategic”.