Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam NDC questions discrepancies in voter rolls

The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam constituency of the Central Region has accused the Electoral Commission (EC) of conspiring with the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to illegally inflate the voters’ register ahead of the upcoming elections.

The party claims that over 3,000 names have been unlawfully added to the register as part of a scheme to manipulate the election outcomes.

Speaking at a press conference in Ajumako, Galahad Alex Andoh, the NDC’s Communications Officer for the constituency, demanded explanations from the EC over the discrepancies.

“That particular register given to us by our party and that given to us by the EC has some anomalies. When we collated it, we noticed the difference. The register has been bloated by an excess of over 3,017 persons that were unlawfully transferred onto our register,” Andoh asserted.

He further raised concerns about inconsistencies between the voters’ register presented to NDC leadership in Accra and the one used during the voter exhibition exercise, suggesting an orchestrated plan by the EC to favour the NPP.

“We need an explanation from the Electoral Commission as to why the voters' register presented to the NDC leadership in Accra is different from what was used in the voter exhibition exercise. We can see clearly that the Electoral Commission is bent on rigging the election for the New Patriotic Party, and we will do everything to ensure that the will of the people is accounted for,” he warned.

Andoh also threatened: “If our demands are not met, we will besiege the EC office with a lawful demonstration."

Echoing Andoh’s concerns, Professor Jonathan Annan, the NDC Constituency Chairman for Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam, urged party members to remain vigilant and scrutinize the registers closely.

“We will ensure that the register is not bloated. We are using this medium to caution all NDC PCs and executives to carefully scrutinize their respective registers because it is clear this current EC cannot be trusted,” Professor Annan emphasised.

Meanwhile, the EC is yet to respond to the allegations.