The Director of Elections for the New Patriotic Get together (NPP), Evans Nimako, has mentioned that the opposition Nationwide Democratic Congress’s (NDC) demand for a forensic audit of the voters’ register proves that the occasion is just not prepared for the December 7 polls.
He mentioned the occasion’s demand was merely an excuse to cowl their unpreparedness for the elections.
In response to Mr Nimako, the register was credible and might be used to hold out free and honest elections.
“The revised technique of the NDC won’t work for them. They won’t set the agenda. Let me ask, what numbers are they speaking about that their difficulty was on this provisional register, which warrants a forensic audit earlier than going into an election?
“You realize what this tells me? The NDC is just not prepared for the elections forward,” he mentioned.
His feedback observe considerations raised by the NDC concerning alleged discrepancies within the voter roll.
In response to NDC, the provisional voter register is riddled with irregularities and flaws, which the Electoral Fee (EC) has already admitted.
Nevertheless, after an IPAC assembly, the EC rejected the decision for an impartial audit.
The Director of Elections for the NDC, Dr. Omane Boamah, who disclosed this expressed disappointment, emphasizing {that a} forensic audit can be important in restoring confidence within the electoral course of.
“We imagine that the identical entity that created the issue shouldn’t be the one to resolve it. Because of this we’ve referral techniques within the healthcare sector.
“The EC should agree if the EC has nothing to cover and we don’t wish to imagine they’ve something to cover. The EC should conform to an impartial physique to audit this. It has occurred earlier than. And let me communicate on authority that the UNDP is prepared and prepared to offer the assist provided that the electoral fee will write to request for this assist.
“This isn’t the primary time I’ve advised this at IPAC, about two months in the past, I advised this, and the electoral fee won’t budge. Look, improvement companions are all for chipping in right here and there for such an audit to happen.”