The Electoral Commission (EC) has informed the National Democratic Congress (NDC) that the exhibition of the provisional voters’ register is intended for making necessary corrections. The final voters’ register will only be printed after these corrections are completed, a process that has been standard practice since 1992.
The EC emphasized that the purpose of displaying the provisional register is to identify and correct any errors or omissions, ensuring the final version is accurate for the elections. This explanation was posted on the EC’s X platform following the NDC’s request for a forensic audit or parliamentary investigation into the voter register.
Dr. Edward Omane-Boamah, the Director of Elections and IT for the NDC, stated on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, that without such an audit or investigation, the voters’ register remains fundamentally flawed. The NDC also accused the EC of failing to provide them with the voters’ register in a timely manner before the exhibition exercise.
The EC began the exhibition process last week, allowing voters to verify and correct their details if necessary. The NDC had previously requested the register to be released to them in advance so their agents could compare it with the exhibited version. However, the full register was only provided to the parties a day before the exercise, although daily updates had been given during the voter registration and subsequent mop-up activities.
The exhibition ran from August 22 to August 27, with a low voter turnout. Dr. Omane Boamah claimed that it was evident the register had been deliberately tampered with.
He wrote on Facebook
Fellow Ghanaians,
Without a forensic audit or parliamentary investigation of the voters register, the register remains incurably defective.
The Electoral Commission of Ghana refused to release the voters’ register to the NDC on time ahead of the exhibition exercise.
But with hard work, dedication, and patriotic zeal, the NDC across the country has proven that the register compiled by the EC is unfit for purpose.
Without a forensic audit or thorough parliamentary investigation of the EC’s voters register, the register will remain incurably defective.
Forget about adjudication!!!
It’s obvious the register has deliberately been tampered with!
They did not expect such thorough scrutiny that has unveiled the mountains of anomalies.
The exhibition exercise has revealed avoidable problems, which, if not resolved, can jeopardize the outcome of the 2024 elections.
Constituency by constituency (based on polling stations) reports have revealed avoidable mistakes under the following headings:
1. Registered voters whose names are missing.
2. Qualified voters who are placed on the Exception list or the Multiple List.
3. Disqualified people due to multiple registrations or successful challenges who are still on the Main Provisional Voters Register (PVR).
4. People who have been transferred without their knowledge in addition to Old Transfers that are still appearing on the register.
5. People who have been moved from one polling station to another polling station.
Let me also add the awkward process that allowed voters to apply for proxy earlier this year without their biometrics being checked.
As contained in the uploaded petition, the Parliament of Ghana must investigate the Electoral Commission.
If Parliament fails, Ghanaians together with the international community, must exert enough pressure on the EC to permit forensic audit of their system, including the register.
Keep in mind that the theft of Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) laptops under CCTV surveillance at the headquarters of the EC remains unresolved. Similar to the missing/stolen Biometric Verification Devices (BVDs)…
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Thank you.
