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Dela Coffie, an Activist of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has commended his party's leadership for  choosing the legal way to resolve the impasse between them and the Electoral Commission over the decision to compile a new voters' register.

According to him winning moral battle and losing the war is still considered as victory and that must be the approach.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has sued the Electoral Commission (EC) over its decision to compile a fresh voters’ register.

The opposition party has already staged a number of protests against the EC body’s decision.

In their latest line of action, the NDC is seeking a “declaration that upon a true and proper interpretation of Article 45(a) of the 1992 Constitution, 2nd Defendant has the constitutional power to, and can, compile a register of voters only once, and thereafter revise it periodically, as may be determined by law."

“Accordingly, 2nd Defendant can only revise the existing register of voters and lacks the power to prepare a fresh register of voters, for the conduct of the December 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections.”

Dela Coffie reacting on his Facebook page stated that; “I've always maintained that this is the way to go and not the rabble-rousing that has characterized the opposition to the EC with regards to the compilation of the new voters' register.”

"The NDC must let this step be the platform upon which redirection and repositioning takes place within the body politic for to chart any other path other than the legal path is to engage in a child's play only for reality to batter us in ways we have never envisaged," he said.

Read full statement below;

It's great to see the NDC leadership gets off their high horse and mount this legal challenge.

I've always maintained that this is the way to go and not the rabble-rousing that has characterized the opposition to the EC with regards to the compilation of the new voters' register.

The NDC must let this step be the platform upon which redirection and repositioning takes place within the body politic for to chart any other path other than the legal path is to engage in a child's play only for reality to batter us in ways we have never envisaged.

Winning the moral battle and losing the war is still considered as victory, and that must be the approach.