IMANI, NDC's actions are deliberate attempts to say election was rigged if Bawumia wins - Kokofu

The immediate past Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr. Henry Kwabena Kokofu, has urged the general public to commit to the ongoing limited voter registration exercise.

The Electoral Commission, in an effort to capture all persons who were unable to register during the last exercise and those who have turned the eligible age of eighteen, has embarked on a limited voter registration exercise across the country.

Although the exercise has been characterized by a number of challenges, the environmental scientist has called on all eligible Ghanaians to seize the opportunity to do so.

"Everyone who is eligible to take part in the ongoing registration exercise must endeavor to do so. This is a collective effort that everyone must make."

Speaking on Friday's edition of Peace FM's 'Kokrokoo' program, Dr. Kokofu said, "I was very perturbed when I heard that a certain parliamentary candidate has traveled out of the country while this all-important national exercise is ongoing. I pray it is not an NPP candidate. If it is, then I am urging him or her to come back and ensure that all persons in your constituency who were not able to get registered during the last exercise do so now. It is part of your responsibility to ensure that persons whose names have not been captured in the system of the Electoral Commission are registered without fail."

Reacting to IMANI's petition to CHRAJ to investigate the Electoral Commission over the disposal of the obsolete BVDs, and the Commission's refusal to release the serial numbers of the BVDs and BVRs to the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr. Kokofu mentioned that these are schemes devised to distract attention from the upcoming elections.

According to him, it is a deliberate attempt by these organizations to claim that the election was rigged if the NPP's flagbearer is declared the winner after December 7.

"This is not the first time a registration exercise is being conducted, nor is it the first time an election is going to be held. So where does the demand for serial numbers of BVRs and BVDs come from? This is ridiculously disheartening and should not be encouraged," he said.

He stressed, "We in the NPP are working hard to win the marginal seats. We are not relenting in our efforts. We are not going to bus anyone from anywhere, but we will work within the constituencies to make sure that everyone who has not registered gets registered. We are not as desperate as the NDC. We need to protect the free SHS policy, so we will encourage all the batches of free SHS students who couldn't register at the time to do so now and vote for the NPP so that the policy can be protected. We are not taking any chances."

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