New voters register doesn’t guarantee credible polls - CDD

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Cha 10 years ago

We are tired of these nonsense from NDC and their thieves

We are tired of these nonsense from NDC and their thieves
BBC NEWS! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10 years ago

It is about time the good people of Volta Region site up and tell Nana Akanfuo Binaddo and his Npp to stop his discriminating and harassment he and his Uncle Victor Owusu is pouring out on the humble people of Volta Region. I ...
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It is about time the good people of Volta Region site up and tell Nana Akanfuo Binaddo and his Npp to stop his discriminating and harassment he and his Uncle Victor Owusu is pouring out on the humble people of Volta Region. I am calling the youths of Volta Region to ambark on massive demonstration against Nana Akanfuo Binaddo and PINK SHEETS Bawumia for calling the Voltians Togolise, enough with Nana Binaddo Intimidation .
Patapaa 10 years ago

Do you know that you are a foolish man? If you did not know then take note that you are one of the most foolish beings Ghana has ever had.

Do you know that you are a foolish man? If you did not know then take note that you are one of the most foolish beings Ghana has ever had.
Boss 10 years ago

It's a shame that to date we don't even have a proper birth certification system. So we don't even know who is Ghanaian and who is not and we want political parties to go and argue during registration over who is Ghanaian or ...
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It's a shame that to date we don't even have a proper birth certification system. So we don't even know who is Ghanaian and who is not and we want political parties to go and argue during registration over who is Ghanaian or who is under 18. No wonder it's only in Ghana where fire and water can unite to kill people - the land full of strangely stupid stories.
abena-kwabena 10 years ago

The whole system is fraudulent, too many thieves in the system.

The whole system is fraudulent, too many thieves in the system.
Hhhhh 10 years ago

Food for thought. Aseidu Nketia said it.

Food for thought. Aseidu Nketia said it.
KOFI - USA 10 years ago

We understand that nothing is 100 % but what is wrong with getting a new register. That is what the President recommended for Togo so why can't we have the same? The registers over bloated and needs cleaning. There is no har ...
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We understand that nothing is 100 % but what is wrong with getting a new register. That is what the President recommended for Togo so why can't we have the same? The registers over bloated and needs cleaning. There is no harm in getting a new register but there is harm with the register as it stands. Dr. Oduro there is a difference between a new register and credible pools and we are not talking about credible polls.
Mr Shortman 10 years ago

Please when making comparison we must take certain things into consideration. Ghanaian voters went on biometric but Togo didnt have at that time.

Please when making comparison we must take certain things into consideration. Ghanaian voters went on biometric but Togo didnt have at that time.
Ali 10 years ago

you so not know ? Maroon, the cost. you do think that it would cost the tax payer to compile a new register? If the stupid Akan and it's NPP are prepared to foot the bill, yes. How can you if you cannot pay your rent. All pol ...
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you so not know ? Maroon, the cost. you do think that it would cost the tax payer to compile a new register? If the stupid Akan and it's NPP are prepared to foot the bill, yes. How can you if you cannot pay your rent. All political parties are guilty of registering minors and foreigners. Get your act together and come again.
ABAAH. 10 years ago

THIS PEPE KWASEA PANIN HAS STARTED HIS AKAN HATRED AGAIN.HOW CAN'T YOU GO STRAIGHT ON YOUR COMMENT AND LEAVE AKANS ALONE.DO YOU THINK IT IS ONLY AKANS IN NPP?.

THIS PEPE KWASEA PANIN HAS STARTED HIS AKAN HATRED AGAIN.HOW CAN'T YOU GO STRAIGHT ON YOUR COMMENT AND LEAVE AKANS ALONE.DO YOU THINK IT IS ONLY AKANS IN NPP?.

KOO THE BOY 10 years ago

stupid, idiot maroon, kwasia ali leave AKANS out of this.

stupid, idiot maroon, kwasia ali leave AKANS out of this.
Boy-Z 10 years ago

Ali Please know that it has been the Akan farmers hard work that most of NDC ruling class, were able to get education. Always give the Akans credit.

Ali Please know that it has been the Akan farmers hard work that most of NDC ruling class, were able to get education. Always give the Akans credit.
OWEN,NEW YORK. 10 years ago

THERE IS NOTHING THAN SOMETHING NEW. GHANAIANS LIKE OLD OR SECOND-HAND ITEMS TOO MUCH. FOOS ,BRONIWAWU COUNTRY-GHANA. STILL USING THE CASTLE AS PRESIDENTIAL SEAT UNTILL THE SAME N.P.P OPENED THEIR EYES.

THERE IS NOTHING THAN SOMETHING NEW. GHANAIANS LIKE OLD OR SECOND-HAND ITEMS TOO MUCH. FOOS ,BRONIWAWU COUNTRY-GHANA. STILL USING THE CASTLE AS PRESIDENTIAL SEAT UNTILL THE SAME N.P.P OPENED THEIR EYES.
Mr Shortman 10 years ago

Please when making comparison we must take certain things into consideration. Ghanaian voters went on biometric but Togo didnt have at that time.

Please when making comparison we must take certain things into consideration. Ghanaian voters went on biometric but Togo didnt have at that time.
KOFI - USA 10 years ago

Gets your facts together. Even if that was not biometric register they got a new one so since the biometric register is over bloated there is nothing wrong. This has nothing to do with Tribalism and so stop this Akan nonsens ...
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Gets your facts together. Even if that was not biometric register they got a new one so since the biometric register is over bloated there is nothing wrong. This has nothing to do with Tribalism and so stop this Akan nonsense.
Mike 10 years ago

Ghana would hav been a better place without NPP. They want a new register so that they have 120% voter turn out in Kumasi like in 2008. What is this.

Ghana would hav been a better place without NPP. They want a new register so that they have 120% voter turn out in Kumasi like in 2008. What is this.
MUSA ABDALLAH-AZORKA BOY 10 years ago

Kofi you've read an expert opinion that a new register will not neccessary give us a credible poll.We can take advantage of the exhibition exercise to clean all unwanted names.It simple.As for NPP supporters you don't reason. ...
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Kofi you've read an expert opinion that a new register will not neccessary give us a credible poll.We can take advantage of the exhibition exercise to clean all unwanted names.It simple.As for NPP supporters you don't reason.You just follow your wicked leaders like fools......LOL......hehehehehehehe
SIMON PETER 10 years ago

In the UK, there are NO pictures, NO thumb printing, NO indelible ink on finger after voting. Voter only has to mark preferred candidate with an X. All the UK NPP members who also vote in Ghana know about the system. In the U ...
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In the UK, there are NO pictures, NO thumb printing, NO indelible ink on finger after voting. Voter only has to mark preferred candidate with an X. All the UK NPP members who also vote in Ghana know about the system. In the UK, Commonwealth Citizens, citizens with Dual nationality are allowed to vote. One is not even obliged to go to the Polling Centre with the Voters' Card. There is even NO picture on the Voters' ID card. Voters even do not attend the counting process after the elections. yet no one complains about the elections. DO YOU REALISE HOW BACKWARD AND STUPID SOME PEOPLE OF 3RD WORLD COUNTRIES ARE. All the NPP members in the UK who vote both in the UK and Ghana know about this. Nana Akufo Addo, Gabby Otchere Darko. Asamoah Boateng etc.etc. know about this. Because the NPP knows that most Ghanaians are illiterate and cannot think for themselves, tend to fool them with unreasonable information. Please ask Nana Akufo Addo, who is making a lot of noise about the Voters Register to confirm what I have just enumerated above. Theso NPP people in Ghana, when they vote in the UK they do not make noise as they do in Ghana. I took part in the Registration and the subsequent voting during the 2012 elections and the control mechanism put into the registration and voting processes is superb. In fact it is second to none. The US and UK systems cannot match that of Ghana. PLEASE ASK THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER IN GHANA, HIS EXCELLENCY JON BENJAMIN AND HE WILL CONFIRM THIS.
Ghanaians, please we are making a MOCKERY of ourselves! Those alleged Togolese who are said to be on the Voters' Register in Ghana, how were their fingerprints captured unto the system. When they appeared to vote during the 2012 elections, their finger prints were identified by the system and allowed to vote.This means that they went through the registration process and fingerprints captured into the system. Therefore Dr. Bawumiah by claiming that the pictures were scanned and placed on the voters' register is a very stupid statement from someone ignorant of or registration and voting system THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO NEED TO COMPILE A NEW VOTERS' REGISTER; IT WOULD BE A COMPLETE WASTE OF MONEY AND WASTE OF PEOPLE'S TIME QUEUEING IN THE HOT SUN TO UNDERTAKE THIS ONEROUS FUNCTION.
WHAT WE NEDD TO DO IS TO INVESTIGATE THE HUGE NUMBER OF REJECTED VOTES AFTER EVERY ELECTION TO FIND A SOLUTION TO IT.
Dessie 10 years ago

My friend in USA;read the doctors analysis again;what he said was clear..new register do not guarenttee election;what he said was the there should be mass education by all parties to educate the supervisory team from all the ...
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My friend in USA;read the doctors analysis again;what he said was clear..new register do not guarenttee election;what he said was the there should be mass education by all parties to educate the supervisory team from all the parties on the pool stations to identify double voting and any other fraud;Case point we here here in North AMERICA that there was a faulty on voters machine on Virginia;strong hold of Republic whereby those voters of Obama transfers to Bush these happened on those who did early voting..it was shown on Opra whempray show;there was a massive education prior to the general election..there was no change of voters register;so yes, new register won't change the outcome of the election
Ashifo (Uncertified Security Expert) 10 years ago

I am not surprised that this Oduro man has got a 'Dr' attached to his name. For me, that, as well as the fact that he is a member of that CDD, is a sure sign that he is not worth all the attention being given him.

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I am not surprised that this Oduro man has got a 'Dr' attached to his name. For me, that, as well as the fact that he is a member of that CDD, is a sure sign that he is not worth all the attention being given him.

He is not worth my while, first of all because, it seems that for him, whether the voters register reflects the true numbers and eligibility of valid voters or not, this does not make any difference to the outcome of an election. Where did such an ass get that 'Dr', hanging on his name from? Ebei! Yesu Christo!

At the very minimum, the voters register is supposed to reflect a register of valid voters in this country. That is why, in the first place, we went through the trouble to have it compiled. If that idiotic Oduro is now saying that this does not matter, then why should good money have been spent to compile it in the first place?

This person who probably considers himself to be an educated man, does not even seem to be worried that so much money and effort was spent in the effort to compile a credible voters register, which, as it turns out, has been corrupted and compromised.

Dr Oduro, if you clean your arse and you dont clean it well enough after a crap, you will emit a smell which will inconvenience the public. The same uncomfortable effect is inflicted upon the public by your quixotic logic and a corrupted voters register.

Kontonkyi 10 years ago

Tired of this protestations. Give them a new register so we do not have to visit any court case and mayhem. Ghana is tired of all these protestations. Ghana needs no pretest for any violence.

Tired of this protestations. Give them a new register so we do not have to visit any court case and mayhem. Ghana is tired of all these protestations. Ghana needs no pretest for any violence.
PRINZY@BONN-Germany 10 years ago

We remembered very well Prez Mahama requested Togo's EC to ensure a credible voter register. The Question is why not d same process for Ghana ? I'M FOR CHANGE, GHANA WILL WORK AGAIN. Fellow Ghanaian let's all push hard for cl ...
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We remembered very well Prez Mahama requested Togo's EC to ensure a credible voter register. The Question is why not d same process for Ghana ? I'M FOR CHANGE, GHANA WILL WORK AGAIN. Fellow Ghanaian let's all push hard for cleaning up the old bloated voter register for a NEW one. Long live Nana & Bawumia
DELA KWAKUVI WISDOM 10 years ago

CDD - is part of pro NDC criminal organization.

CDD - is part of pro NDC criminal organization.
Dalliss 10 years ago

Pls get it right, both PNC and CPP did not have never called for a new voters' register. Cross check your facts pls.

Pls get it right, both PNC and CPP did not have never called for a new voters' register. Cross check your facts pls.
ADE 10 years ago

NPP WANT TO MAKE GHANA MORE POORER BY CALLING FOR NEW VOTERS REGISTER. WE NEED MONEY TO PAY THE DOCTERS,FOR EDUCATION,SOLVE DUMSOR ETC. NOT VOTERS REGISTER FOR POLITICAL PARTIES. IF NPP HAS MONey they CAN FUND IT BUT NOT TO U ...
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NPP WANT TO MAKE GHANA MORE POORER BY CALLING FOR NEW VOTERS REGISTER. WE NEED MONEY TO PAY THE DOCTERS,FOR EDUCATION,SOLVE DUMSOR ETC. NOT VOTERS REGISTER FOR POLITICAL PARTIES. IF NPP HAS MONey they CAN FUND IT BUT NOT TO USE TAX PAYERS MONEY FOR VOTERS REGISTER NOW. THEIR AGENTS IN POOLING STATION AGENTS SHOULD OPEN THEIR EYES DURING VOTING. STOP YOUR MISCHIEF.
JOHN 10 years ago

behave like a person who say the truth not to ff, bad all the time!

behave like a person who say the truth not to ff, bad all the time!
SENKOAAH. 10 years ago

FOOL,SHUT YOUR DIRTY MOUTH UP ADELEKE.WHERE FROM THIS NONSENSE?.YOU NIGERIAN ADELEKE WITH TRIBAL MARKS WHEN GHANAIANS ARE TALKING WHERE FROM YOU IDIOT TO POUR YOUR DIRTY NOSE IN GHANA MATTER.YOU ARE NIGERIA ADELEKE BUT NOT G ...
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FOOL,SHUT YOUR DIRTY MOUTH UP ADELEKE.WHERE FROM THIS NONSENSE?.YOU NIGERIAN ADELEKE WITH TRIBAL MARKS WHEN GHANAIANS ARE TALKING WHERE FROM YOU IDIOT TO POUR YOUR DIRTY NOSE IN GHANA MATTER.YOU ARE NIGERIA ADELEKE BUT NOT GHANA BROBBEY,OFUIBA.THIS IS NOT BROBBEY WITH YUROBA TRIBAL MARKS
Peacemaker 10 years ago

His permutations are always wrong.

His permutations are always wrong.
Dalliss 10 years ago

I mean both PNC and CPP have not called for a new voters' register. pls cross check your facts.

I mean both PNC and CPP have not called for a new voters' register. pls cross check your facts.
Asibi 10 years ago

What does he think about the names imported into the register?who can stand in front of these ndc hooligans and say take this or that persons name from the register because he doesn't qualify to vote?even the police and soldi ...
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What does he think about the names imported into the register?who can stand in front of these ndc hooligans and say take this or that persons name from the register because he doesn't qualify to vote?even the police and soldiers will stand there aloof for them to have their way, so the best thing is a new register prepared silmontaneously throughout the country not in bits and pieces.

Kodwo 10 years ago

THE EC HAVE TO BE FIRM,I REMEMBER SOME PEOPLE SAID BIOMETRIC WILL SOLVE ALL THE PROBLEMS,THE SAME POLITICIANS WILL ORGANIZE MINORS TO REGISTER THEN THEY WILL TURN AND SAY THE REGISTER IS BLOATED.

THE EC HAVE TO BE FIRM,I REMEMBER SOME PEOPLE SAID BIOMETRIC WILL SOLVE ALL THE PROBLEMS,THE SAME POLITICIANS WILL ORGANIZE MINORS TO REGISTER THEN THEY WILL TURN AND SAY THE REGISTER IS BLOATED.
Friday 10 years ago

Dr Oduro, you're blockheaded!

Dr Oduro, you're blockheaded!
DELA KWAKUVI WISDOM 10 years ago

For not challenging NPP's findings is a proof that the register is OBESSED, BLOATED, FAT and UGLY.

For not challenging NPP's findings is a proof that the register is OBESSED, BLOATED, FAT and UGLY.
Kodwo 10 years ago

SOMETIMES I DONT UNDERSTAND NPP,HOW CAN THEY DO THIS INVESTIGATIONS AT THEIR OPPONENT STRONG HOLD AND COME UP WITH A PRESS CONFERENCE,WHAT ABOUT OTHER REGIONS?

SOMETIMES I DONT UNDERSTAND NPP,HOW CAN THEY DO THIS INVESTIGATIONS AT THEIR OPPONENT STRONG HOLD AND COME UP WITH A PRESS CONFERENCE,WHAT ABOUT OTHER REGIONS?
SENKOAAH. 10 years ago

THEY HAVEN'T FINISHED YET,MORE TO COME.BURKINA FASO AND IVORY COAST WILL COME LATER,THIS IS THE FIRST PHASE.

THEY HAVEN'T FINISHED YET,MORE TO COME.BURKINA FASO AND IVORY COAST WILL COME LATER,THIS IS THE FIRST PHASE.
Future President¹²³ 10 years ago

NPPs stronghold doesn't share border with any other country. It would be difficult to move such people way to the centre of the country and those people would never be able to blend in amongst NPPs stronghold...jUST saying..

NPPs stronghold doesn't share border with any other country. It would be difficult to move such people way to the centre of the country and those people would never be able to blend in amongst NPPs stronghold...jUST saying..
Defected NDC boy 10 years ago

Bcos u re not intelligent u can't think. They targeted the border regions that share boundaries with other countries
.Do u know what is called Risk Analysis. As for ndc they are bolla boys.Nkwasia foa nkoa as Dr Serbia said

Bcos u re not intelligent u can't think. They targeted the border regions that share boundaries with other countries
.Do u know what is called Risk Analysis. As for ndc they are bolla boys.Nkwasia foa nkoa as Dr Serbia said
vk 10 years ago

If you know it's not clean, then we have to do something, it's not enough the presume that getting a new one would not correct the old. We must start now to get a new one and also make sure we guard against registering forie ...
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If you know it's not clean, then we have to do something, it's not enough the presume that getting a new one would not correct the old. We must start now to get a new one and also make sure we guard against registering foriegners and that is my concern.
cjo 10 years ago

The Deputy Director of CDD has deliberately asked another question and answered it in order to avoid the original question. NOBODY HAS SAID A NEW REGISTER CAN ON ITS OWN GUARANTEE CREDIBLE RESULTS!!!! IT IS AN ESSENTIAL PART ...
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The Deputy Director of CDD has deliberately asked another question and answered it in order to avoid the original question. NOBODY HAS SAID A NEW REGISTER CAN ON ITS OWN GUARANTEE CREDIBLE RESULTS!!!! IT IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF A SYSTEM, PERIOD. STOP RESISTING AND USE YOUR HEAD TO CONTRIBUTE TO HOW PEOPLE CAN HAVE FAITH IN ANY REGISTER.
Maze 10 years ago

I am aware that Togo had the sane problem concerning their register. President mahama advised them to get a new one to avoid the credibility of the election. Why is it difficult for Ghana to adapt the same procedure . if any ...
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I am aware that Togo had the sane problem concerning their register. President mahama advised them to get a new one to avoid the credibility of the election. Why is it difficult for Ghana to adapt the same procedure . if any party looses their follows can't vkane the EC and want even go to court. Still asking maself why NDC don't want a new register !.if you don't hv any thing to hide why opposes ,after all is not government if Ghana who is going to pay.international b foriegn doners will sort it out
mike U S A 10 years ago

U people don't understand election nor how to make voters register, the best was to clean the register is for all political parties, elders and citizens in every community in GHA to be honest and help clear those who are not ...
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U people don't understand election nor how to make voters register, the best was to clean the register is for all political parties, elders and citizens in every community in GHA to be honest and help clear those who are not suppose to be registered during exbition
john mahama 10 years ago

we need some-sex marriage in the country now as the only solution to voters register

we need some-sex marriage in the country now as the only solution to voters register
Bimbilla Youth 10 years ago

Dallis or what you are a big liar cpp support the change of the register

Dallis or what you are a big liar cpp support the change of the register
Bobby, Denmark 10 years ago

New voters register now!!

New voters register now!!
Kofi, USA 10 years ago

Our Nana Addo ugly Who art in Ghana Loser be your name Thy defeat come again Your free education be done by NDC As it is in your promise Give us this day our all die be die plan And forgive us our supreme court verdict As we ...
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Our Nana Addo ugly Who art in Ghana Loser be your name Thy defeat come again Your free education be done by NDC As it is in your promise Give us this day our all die be die plan And forgive us our supreme court verdict As we forgive your sabotage And lead us not into civil war But deliver us from another petition For thine is your habit Thy arrogant is your name The lies in the newspaper From now till 2021 JDM shall rule AMEN"''''''''''''''''''''''''''".
duke 10 years ago

KOFI STOP THIS ILLITERATE NONSENSE

KOFI STOP THIS ILLITERATE NONSENSE
Kill me slowly 10 years ago

God will intervein

God will intervein
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Kofi, USA 10 years ago

DR, ODRUO, PLEASE SAY IT LOUD AGAIN AND IN THE LOCAL, TWI, FOR THESE STUPID EVIL BAWUMIA AND HIS NPP GANG OF ACID BOMB KILLERS TO LEARN SOMETHING. AH, A PARTY OF SO CALLED INTERLECTUALS? TWEAAAAAA APUUUUU. HYPOCRITES, WHOSE ...
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DR, ODRUO, PLEASE SAY IT LOUD AGAIN AND IN THE LOCAL, TWI, FOR THESE STUPID EVIL BAWUMIA AND HIS NPP GANG OF ACID BOMB KILLERS TO LEARN SOMETHING. AH, A PARTY OF SO CALLED INTERLECTUALS? TWEAAAAAA APUUUUU. HYPOCRITES, WHOSE, AIM, IS TO POLLUTE, THE MIND OF GHANAIANS. NPP GANG OF JUJU RITUALS ARE JUST USING THIS STUPID FOOL, DONKY BAWUMIA AGAIN, FOR ANOTHER DISGRACE AFTER, THE ELECTION PERIOD IN THE COURT. NPP JUJU RITUALS, ARE THE ANTICHRIST IN TO THE PEACE OF GHANAIANS. FOOLS WHO REFUSED, TO LEARN BUT PREFFERED, TO LAIR LAIR. NPP, ANOTHER DISASTER OF LOSING AN ELECTION 2016 IS AWAITING YOU. NPP JUJU RITUALS AND EVILS BLOOD SUCKERS. THIS UGLY STUPID OLD DWARF AKUFO COCAINE DRUG ADDICT CAN NEVER EVER EVER BE PRESIDENT IN KWAME NKRUMAH GHANA. TWEAAAAAA AGAIN.
SENKOAAH. 10 years ago

LISTEN TO THIS KOFI BASARE!.WHO TOLD YOU GHANA BELONGS TO THAT OPPORTUNIST DICTATOR?.BECAUSE OF THAT IDIOT THAT IS WHY GHANA STUNTED AND SHRINKING.IF GHANA WAS NKRUMAH'S WHY COULDN'T HE RETURNED AND TAKE IT BACK.GO AND READ A ...
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LISTEN TO THIS KOFI BASARE!.WHO TOLD YOU GHANA BELONGS TO THAT OPPORTUNIST DICTATOR?.BECAUSE OF THAT IDIOT THAT IS WHY GHANA STUNTED AND SHRINKING.IF GHANA WAS NKRUMAH'S WHY COULDN'T HE RETURNED AND TAKE IT BACK.GO AND READ ABOUT THE DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THIS DICTATOR BEFORE YOU COME HERE AND SPEW RUBBISH.LET THE DEAD BURRY THEIR DEAD AND LET THE LIVING THINK ABOUT HOW WE CAN SOLVE THE PROBLEMS NDC HAS CREATED IN OUR GHANA BUT NOT TO THINK ABOUT THAT ONE MAN SHOW BOY KWAME NKRUMAH.ONLY YOUR AMERICA SPELLINGS OOOOOOH,OFUI BA LIKE YOU KONE ANFA DUA,KOTOBUNKU BAYIN.
Ekow Samuel. 10 years ago

They have to register each and every one in Downtown ghanians so that the becomes clean for that,God bless you.

They have to register each and every one in Downtown ghanians so that the becomes clean for that,God bless you.
kujo 10 years ago

Whether credible or not we Ghanaians need a new registration period. Be like Afari Gyan we are not going to forgive you. fuck.

Whether credible or not we Ghanaians need a new registration period. Be like Afari Gyan we are not going to forgive you. fuck.
They Say They Say 10 years ago

Why new voters' registration every time elections come around? What's the cost? Is anybody concerned about the cost to the country in monetary sense? I hear people screaming about waste in gov't but these same people fail t ...
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Why new voters' registration every time elections come around? What's the cost? Is anybody concerned about the cost to the country in monetary sense? I hear people screaming about waste in gov't but these same people fail to see how much they create and push the gov't to waste.
Johnson Adjei 10 years ago

Was is not the same register used for NPP to rule eight years. Was is the same register used for the MPS, was is not the same used in Ashanti and Eastern regions. Is there the money to do now and if so what's going to be the ...
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Was is not the same register used for NPP to rule eight years. Was is the same register used for the MPS, was is not the same used in Ashanti and Eastern regions. Is there the money to do now and if so what's going to be the cost. This evil NPP will complain everything if not on their terms, This Dankwa/busia/Domdo tradition will ran this country into hell, this man wants to be president at all cost, this Akyem dwarf with skin head does care about nothing, just because he wants to rule, all die be die indeed.
OGOGLO FULL BOTTLE. 10 years ago

NO YOU SEE HOW STUPID YOU ARE THIS WAS DONE AFTER THE CENSUS.

NO YOU SEE HOW STUPID YOU ARE THIS WAS DONE AFTER THE CENSUS.
evandah 10 years ago

cdd or what ever u are very stupit do u think if anything happen u go free u are mad better advice them to change the register for safety n fair election

cdd or what ever u are very stupit do u think if anything happen u go free u are mad better advice them to change the register for safety n fair election
Boy Listing, from Techiman 10 years ago

if this is the case, we should amend our electoral laws, that will make it possible to go for a new voters register for every general election to avoid unnecessary debate. in 2008 then opposition NDC complained about the reg ...
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if this is the case, we should amend our electoral laws, that will make it possible to go for a new voters register for every general election to avoid unnecessary debate. in 2008 then opposition NDC complained about the register whiles claiming NPP is in bed with EC. 2016 NPP in opposition is also requesting new register claiming of irregularities. so NPP & NDC which one should we trust?, since when they are in opposition they all sees EC as bias. IN GOD I TRUST. 0509299365
Newman 10 years ago

Dr. Oduro please revise your views.What is the responsibility of political parties to clean a voters register when a State Institution exists and is funded for that purpose. If political parties must help the EC to keep the r ...
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Dr. Oduro please revise your views.What is the responsibility of political parties to clean a voters register when a State Institution exists and is funded for that purpose. If political parties must help the EC to keep the register credible then they must be funded for that specifically. Dr. I hope you are not saying the parties should find money to do the work of the EC.
Newman 10 years ago

Dr. Oduro please revise your views.What is the responsibility of political parties to clean a voters register when a State Institution exists and is funded for that purpose. If political parties must help the EC to keep the r ...
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Dr. Oduro please revise your views.What is the responsibility of political parties to clean a voters register when a State Institution exists and is funded for that purpose. If political parties must help the EC to keep the register credible then they must be funded for that specifically. Dr. I hope you are not saying the parties should find money to do the work of the EC.
CALABASH 10 years ago

A new credible voters register is the pivot around which any credible polls can be guaranteed.
Indeed, a new voters register is a necessary sin qua non which cannot be decoupled from credible elections and polls. It is like ...
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A new credible voters register is the pivot around which any credible polls can be guaranteed.
Indeed, a new voters register is a necessary sin qua non which cannot be decoupled from credible elections and polls. It is like the formula for water (H2O). Without the oxygen molecule, there is no water, likewise without the hydrogen molecule there is no water. The chemical bonds between the two is what gives you water, either than that, you have oxygen and hydrogen molecules.
A new credible voters register therefore inherently, guarantees credible elections when all other factors are considered and above board. You cannot take one of the table and leave the other. It just would not work.
Now, with just the little work that has been done by the NPP, it has come to the fore that over a whooping 70,000 voters are on the electoral roll from just one region alone, with the voters on the roll being very highly questionable. Let's say we maintain the current register, what happens to those identified voters whose place on the electoral roll are beginning to set off alarm bells to the high heavens? Do we keep them on there or we get them off the roll? If we keep them on there, what reason do we adduce to keep them on there, and if we are to get them off it, what reason do we give to get them off it? And if we keep them and they are not supposed to be on there, what happens to such voters in an election?
It creates a very interesting scenario, where Ghanaians would recall in the election petition, in one of the irregularities that were raised, the number of voters who actually cast their vote was less than the number of ballot papers issued to the polling station however by some mechanism, more of those ballot papers found their way into the ballot box, because the voters register had more names than those who actually cast their ballot and were supposed to be on that register. When Dr. Kwadwo Afari Gyan was asked how that happened and how he would describe that, he said it wasn't over-voting but it was BALLOT STUFFING...lol, oh my days. What a country....hahahaha.
So in effect, in that instance what had happened was, the EC was indirectly rigging the elections by virtue of the fact that, the voters register had been compromised and ballooned beyond redemption. Effectively, the EC as a body, was in other words choosing Ghana's President, damning the Ghanaian electorate's right to self-determination in a true, representative democracy.
In the case of the minors, the proposal being advocated which is a permanent voter card which has broad range application should solve that problem since, you cannot have a voter card that says you are 18years, a driver's license that says you are 22years, an NHIS card that says you are 14years, a birth certificate that says you are 10years, a passport that says you are 16years all representing one single individual. That would be serious human cloning of a scale totally unprecedented in our part of the world.
So clearly, there is a fix and it is in, and we need to get on with it and ensure the new voters register is ready, timeously, before 2016.
A new voters register is therefore an altogether sacrosanct document that ensures and guarantees free, fair, transparent and credible elections.
Ghana deserves, and must have that new voters register like yesterday already.
K. Anim 10 years ago

I submit that we need a new non bloated credible voter's register which all Ghanaians will have faith in. Also if the current no verification no vote system in place is neither effective nor efficient, it is the responsibilit ...
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I submit that we need a new non bloated credible voter's register which all Ghanaians will have faith in. Also if the current no verification no vote system in place is neither effective nor efficient, it is the responsibility of the EC to fix that challenge by soliciting ideas and solutions from all the various political parties as well as other stakeholders, to ensure that only eligible and qualified registered voters may exercise their constitutional rights to vote on election day 2016.
BlackC 10 years ago

There needs to be improvements done to the verification of this register and not spending more money - which means the government will have to seek more loans, inconvenience those who already registered legitimately basically ...
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There needs to be improvements done to the verification of this register and not spending more money - which means the government will have to seek more loans, inconvenience those who already registered legitimately basically reinventing the wheel in order to make a "new" register. We're going to see this same problem if the auditing isn't credible.
PRINCEWILLY@YMAIL.COM 10 years ago

Two couples are playing cards. John accidentally drops some cards on the floor. When he bends down under the table to pick them up, he notices that Bill's wife isn't wearing any underwear. Later, John goes into the kitchen t ...
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Two couples are playing cards. John accidentally drops some cards on the floor. When he bends down under the table to pick them up, he notices that Bill's wife isn't wearing any underwear. Later, John goes into the kitchen to get some refreshments. Bill's wife follows him and asks, "Did you see anything that you liked under there?" John admits that he did. She says, "You can have it, but it will cost you $100." They decide that John should come to her house around 2 p.m. on Friday while Bill is at work. On Friday, John arrives at 2 p.m. He pays Bill's wife $100. They go to the bedroom, have sex and then John leaves. When Bill comes home at 6 p.m., he asks his wife, "Did John come by this afternoon?" Reluctantly, she replies, "Yes, he did stop by for a few minutes." Next Bill asks, "Did he give you $100?" She thinks, "Oh hell, he knows!" Finally she says, "Well, yes, he did give me $100." "Good," Bill says. "John came by the office this morning and borrowed $100 from me. He said that he would stop by our house on his way home and pay me back and he is a god friend to trust like the voters Register."
Alhaji polo . 10 years ago

why Ghanaweb tell the truth even once . Only N. P. P nana property party . Are calling for change of new voters reg. You are not telling us the truth . Why are like that ?

why Ghanaweb tell the truth even once . Only N. P. P nana property party . Are calling for change of new voters reg. You are not telling us the truth . Why are like that ?
kwame 10 years ago

They are at it again,wanted to be given the chance to paid agent to enable them to register minors to vote and if the election does not turn out well for them,then accusations here and there.We are alert this time arround,Np ...
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They are at it again,wanted to be given the chance to paid agent to enable them to register minors to vote and if the election does not turn out well for them,then accusations here and there.We are alert this time arround,Npp would not come near to the percentage they got in the last election with only two regions.We are very much alert.
Dannny 10 years ago

R Dey kidding me" Am 18 ... need an ID. Create a new voters 4 us wai

R Dey kidding me" Am 18 ... need an ID. Create a new voters 4 us wai
spyky 10 years ago

all because of looting,God is watch you people,both govt & opposition.

all because of looting,God is watch you people,both govt & opposition.
a.k, amsterdam 10 years ago

This man is stupid and senseless. He must keep quiet when the brain people are talking.

This man is stupid and senseless. He must keep quiet when the brain people are talking.
kk 10 years ago

IF GHANA TAKE THE 2016 ELECTION AS A JOKE, RWANDA TYPE OF WAR IS GOING TO TEACH THE COUNTRY A SENSE.

IF GHANA TAKE THE 2016 ELECTION AS A JOKE, RWANDA TYPE OF WAR IS GOING TO TEACH THE COUNTRY A SENSE.
Abu usif t.le. 10 years ago

It is only NPP who is championing dis .not cpp nor pnc is backing it.said by Benard Morner.

It is only NPP who is championing dis .not cpp nor pnc is backing it.said by Benard Morner.
Apuu, the northener 10 years ago

When you ask a foreigner to close the doors of your house for you, he will close the windows. Thieves will enter. Mahama is not a native of the land. They used to carry toilet. He is just enjoy being called president. He know ...
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When you ask a foreigner to close the doors of your house for you, he will close the windows. Thieves will enter. Mahama is not a native of the land. They used to carry toilet. He is just enjoy being called president. He knows nothing. Look at another fool, the finance minister. They are all foreigners.
Shaddai 10 years ago

Can the country afford to compile new voters register every 4yrs. Certainly no. Cleaning of the register dies not necessarily means doing it all again

Can the country afford to compile new voters register every 4yrs. Certainly no. Cleaning of the register dies not necessarily means doing it all again
Agonaba 10 years ago

God have mercy.

God have mercy.
Whatever 10 years ago

I don't even know the basis of this issue and why we are being invited to comment on it. If NPP is their typical self wants to substitute reality with fiction and do propaganda on it, is their wasted effort. Keep that away fr ...
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I don't even know the basis of this issue and why we are being invited to comment on it. If NPP is their typical self wants to substitute reality with fiction and do propaganda on it, is their wasted effort. Keep that away from us
Gyeeda, Subah, Sada, Woyome 10 years ago

Whether a new voter's register guarantees fair elections or not, we want the current voter's register burned out completely so that a fresh new one is compiled. If you want Ghana to be Kenya as you NDC said then so be it.
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Whether a new voter's register guarantees fair elections or not, we want the current voter's register burned out completely so that a fresh new one is compiled. If you want Ghana to be Kenya as you NDC said then so be it.
NDC is a thievery party. All they do best is stealing, Killing of innocent human beings and destroying valuable progrms and assets. They will all die an unnatural death.
AAA 10 years ago

So will a register that is not credible ensure credible polls?
CDD come again. The NPP is asking for a new credible register

So will a register that is not credible ensure credible polls?
CDD come again. The NPP is asking for a new credible register
Akwasi, from USA 10 years ago

How do you know the "new register will be credible? the problems which occurred in the previous register has have not been curtailed. No system or preventive measures have been put in place. We don't have any system to compar ...
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How do you know the "new register will be credible? the problems which occurred in the previous register has have not been curtailed. No system or preventive measures have been put in place. We don't have any system to compare the new one with. The national identification is not in itself credible, we don't have any database to compare the old or the new with. What we have now is the credible one that we have. The point of my argument is that we don't have any reference point that we would use to compare the new register with. There is not way you could tell that a water is dirty if you don't have any notion of what a clean water is
Kofi 10 years ago

Why not publish, scrutinize and clean the current register precinct by precinct, district by district. In my humble opinion that would be more sensible. If it is indeed true that there names on the register that ought not to ...
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Why not publish, scrutinize and clean the current register precinct by precinct, district by district. In my humble opinion that would be more sensible. If it is indeed true that there names on the register that ought not to be, there is not guarantee that the perpetrators would not find ways to repeat the same. Lets clean what we have of unqualified names/persons ...including the dead.
Brobbsnet 10 years ago

A computer program on the register database,can check and enforce age limit and Nationality and remove all duplicates and clean the register. Does Ghana have IT industry at all ?

A computer program on the register database,can check and enforce age limit and Nationality and remove all duplicates and clean the register. Does Ghana have IT industry at all ?
kojo lee 10 years ago

Go tell it to mother you stupid idiot!,

Go tell it to mother you stupid idiot!,
Kwaku Mensah 10 years ago

Everybody is getting it
wrong including Dr Odurio.Sure a new register is needed with other cobditions like the supervisory role of all political parties and of course the vigilance of the populace.!!!

Everybody is getting it
wrong including Dr Odurio.Sure a new register is needed with other cobditions like the supervisory role of all political parties and of course the vigilance of the populace.!!!
Ewe 10 years ago

Afari did many secret with them. Can u continue.......

Afari did many secret with them. Can u continue.......
rida isaac 10 years ago

Who ever wrote this articles you lied when you said pnc,cpp and agreed for new voter. Non of them is calling for one except npp .who want one to implement their diabolic malian plan. Shameless criminals.

Who ever wrote this articles you lied when you said pnc,cpp and agreed for new voter. Non of them is calling for one except npp .who want one to implement their diabolic malian plan. Shameless criminals.
Frederick Kofi tawiah 10 years ago

Who are the CCD? Shame. Go out to and educate Ghanaian

Who are the CCD? Shame. Go out to and educate Ghanaian
john mahama 10 years ago

how many times do you want me to say that? same-sex marriage is the only solution towards Ghana 's problems

how many times do you want me to say that? same-sex marriage is the only solution towards Ghana 's problems
VOICE OF REASON 10 years ago

If this Oduro guy has nothing better to say,he should shut up.....not making any sense to me at all with his useless comment

If this Oduro guy has nothing better to say,he should shut up.....not making any sense to me at all with his useless comment
OPK 10 years ago

WHAT YOU SAYING TO ME DOES NOT MAKE SENCE.LET ME TELL YOU DEMOCRACY VERY EXPENSIVE WHAT BAWUMIA IS SAYING HE HAS AN EVIDENCE SO IF YOU WANT PROVE HIM WRONG WITH YOUR OWN EVIDENCE TOO.

WHAT YOU SAYING TO ME DOES NOT MAKE SENCE.LET ME TELL YOU DEMOCRACY VERY EXPENSIVE WHAT BAWUMIA IS SAYING HE HAS AN EVIDENCE SO IF YOU WANT PROVE HIM WRONG WITH YOUR OWN EVIDENCE TOO.
VOICE OF REASON 10 years ago

Does this Oduro guy not know buffoon Mahama and Ndc used the bloated voters register to rig the 2012 elections aided by the now discredited and disgraced Afari Gyan ?

Does this Oduro guy not know buffoon Mahama and Ndc used the bloated voters register to rig the 2012 elections aided by the now discredited and disgraced Afari Gyan ?
Brian Williams 10 years ago

If the voter's register is flawed, how can you call the election credible.

If the voter's register is flawed, how can you call the election credible.
THE SENTINEL 10 years ago

PLEASE SPARE US THE INSULT AS IF THOSE OF US GHANAIAN CITIZENS WITHOUT FAKE OR AUTHENTIC DOCTORATE DEGREES ARE A BUNCH OF IDIOTS. THE NEW EC CHAIR SHOULD JUST CHOOSE WHETHER SHE WANTS TO ENTER GHANAIAN POLITICAL HISTORY AS AF ...
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PLEASE SPARE US THE INSULT AS IF THOSE OF US GHANAIAN CITIZENS WITHOUT FAKE OR AUTHENTIC DOCTORATE DEGREES ARE A BUNCH OF IDIOTS. THE NEW EC CHAIR SHOULD JUST CHOOSE WHETHER SHE WANTS TO ENTER GHANAIAN POLITICAL HISTORY AS AFARI GYAN OR UPHOLD HER DIGNITY AND THAT OF THE GHANAIAN WOMAN AND MOTHER!
CORNEY 10 years ago

Tweaaa these on-line PHD holders!

Tweaaa these on-line PHD holders!
Ugly akufo addo 10 years ago

Ghanaian dont want to see that ugly , useless old idiot

Ghanaian dont want to see that ugly , useless old idiot
Samir 10 years ago

Now that the problem has been acknowledged the electoral commission will have to sit down with stake holders at the round table to listen to various inputs and find some common ground to avert reoccurance of a bunch of select ...
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Now that the problem has been acknowledged the electoral commission will have to sit down with stake holders at the round table to listen to various inputs and find some common ground to avert reoccurance of a bunch of selected judges called supreme cour to again come out with a verdict to decide for 24 million people.Then also during election time various parties should have a mechanism in place to make sure that representatives at various polling stations are not intimidated and they should also make sure that their reps are well fed at the stations and not neglected to go hungry or thirsty because that was the complains we hear out there because do not expect any good job from a hungry or thirsty observer.Police cum soldiers should be at all stations especially the towns and villages to keep the peace and safety.If an observer sees anything out of the ordinary should report it right away and not wait till the harm has already occured.This is the time for parties to come together and come out with pragmatic ideas to stem any fishy play.Long Live Ghana.
cali 10 years ago

These things only happen in countries where rule of law is in the garbage. Let punish those who engage in double registration minor registration. As can not be done in other countries it can also not be done here.

These things only happen in countries where rule of law is in the garbage. Let punish those who engage in double registration minor registration. As can not be done in other countries it can also not be done here.
CAPE COAST BOY 10 years ago

THE GOOD PEOPLE OF GHANA ARE ASKING FOR NEW VOTERS REGISTER AND ONE GROUP OF PEOPLE SAYS NO WAR WILL SOLVE THIS PROBLEM IN 2016

THE GOOD PEOPLE OF GHANA ARE ASKING FOR NEW VOTERS REGISTER AND ONE GROUP OF PEOPLE SAYS NO WAR WILL SOLVE THIS PROBLEM IN 2016
Oyiwa 10 years ago

Government should spend huge monies on new register so that npp turn round to accuse the gov for not using the nation's money for visible things. Partisanship has robbed npp of commonsense

Government should spend huge monies on new register so that npp turn round to accuse the gov for not using the nation's money for visible things. Partisanship has robbed npp of commonsense
Gyeeda, Subah, Sada, Woyome 10 years ago

whether it does guarentees credible polls or not, we want it changed because there are so many ghost names in it. We want it changed because it will solve half the problems of electoral malpractices in the pockets of NDC.
W ...
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whether it does guarentees credible polls or not, we want it changed because there are so many ghost names in it. We want it changed because it will solve half the problems of electoral malpractices in the pockets of NDC.
We all know that NDC has a population of less than one million people in Ghana but they always win elections because of electoral fraud. This year we will see what happens....
Dan zango 10 years ago

It's only fool that support Ndc

It's only fool that support Ndc
BOY KOFI 10 years ago

When Togo govt refute his allegation and challenge him to prove his case,how is he going to do it?So who called the 76.000 Togolese to come and register in Ghana?The EC or the NDC?If NDC challenges Bawumia to bring some of th ...
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When Togo govt refute his allegation and challenge him to prove his case,how is he going to do it?So who called the 76.000 Togolese to come and register in Ghana?The EC or the NDC?If NDC challenges Bawumia to bring some of the Togolese in the Ghana Voters' register for everybody to see,can he do that?Thank you.
Brobbsnet 10 years ago

Do a computer check for the following: Age,photo,Nationality and fingerprints between Ghana and Togo Registers.!

Do a computer check for the following: Age,photo,Nationality and fingerprints between Ghana and Togo Registers.!
Brobbsnet 10 years ago

Simple solution,Use a computer to check Age,photo,Nationality and fingerprints and all multiples and duplicates will be removed.unbelievably ignorant and stupid people are in Charge.!

Simple solution,Use a computer to check Age,photo,Nationality and fingerprints and all multiples and duplicates will be removed.unbelievably ignorant and stupid people are in Charge.!
ktz 10 years ago

Yes, it does. Ghana needs a new voters register.

Yes, it does. Ghana needs a new voters register.
Twum 10 years ago

Fool just get lost

Fool just get lost
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Constable Joy 10 years ago

SIMPLE:CONCENSUS AND AGREEMENT WITH ALL STAKE-HOLDERS IS NEEDED.ERASE OUT DEATHS,UNDER-AGE,INELIGIBLE VOTERS FROM THE REGSITER.ADD PRESENT 18YRS AND THOSE ELIGIBLE LEFT IN THE LIST."""OR A NEW POPULATION CENSUS COUPLED WITH A ...
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SIMPLE:CONCENSUS AND AGREEMENT WITH ALL STAKE-HOLDERS IS NEEDED.ERASE OUT DEATHS,UNDER-AGE,INELIGIBLE VOTERS FROM THE REGSITER.ADD PRESENT 18YRS AND THOSE ELIGIBLE LEFT IN THE LIST."""OR A NEW POPULATION CENSUS COUPLED WITH A NEW VOTER REGISTER"""CALLING FOR ONLY NEW VOTER REGISTER WILL NOT HELP.IT'S AUDITING AND NOTHING ELSE.ELECTION ARE WON AT THE POLLS
Modza 10 years ago

The suggestion is very excellent, CDD Ghana. If all parties should ask of one thing of the other to be corrected in the Voter Register, then what will happen. Thank you CDD. But why must the NPP use the Volta Region and not ...
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The suggestion is very excellent, CDD Ghana. If all parties should ask of one thing of the other to be corrected in the Voter Register, then what will happen. Thank you CDD. But why must the NPP use the Volta Region and not the Northern Region of Ashanti Region. Does the NPP think that it is also Akans that vote for the NPP, Ewes, Northerners, Kotokolis and the like do.
Kwame 10 years ago

NPP this is crime against humanity. Since 1969 NPP and its predecessors have been committing act of ethnic cleansing against Ewhes, and in 2001 they added some Ghas, Nfantis and Ashantis to their victims. Busia's dismissal of ...
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NPP this is crime against humanity. Since 1969 NPP and its predecessors have been committing act of ethnic cleansing against Ewhes, and in 2001 they added some Ghas, Nfantis and Ashantis to their victims. Busia's dismissal of 516 from the civil and public service in 1969 is an example. Kufuor repeated it in 2001 by also dismissing Ewhes in the public service and imprisoning some of them with the criminal assistance from the judiciary which bend back to satisfy him by ruling that a law passed in Ghana takes retrospective effect. One of those who ruled in favour of that absurdity is unfortunately the current Chief Justice Mrs. Theodora Woode. It is also on record that in 2012 a parliamentarian member of the NPP call on other tribes in Ghana to use knife and pestle to kill Ewhes and Ghas. When the matter was presented to court the judge ruled that Kennedy Agyapong said nothing like that and that those who said that they heard him saying so had hallucination and the event presented was the fiction of the mind of those who are not members of the NPP, which members went on the rampage, marauded like hounds together with the executives of the party, maimed people and destroyed both state and private property. Are there no elders in the NPP to put the party members to order? NPP has become a blot on the conscience of Ghana and a club of Damocles hanging on the head of this country.

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