The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has cautioned that any attempts to disenfranchise Ghanaians living in Togo in the upcoming general elections will not be tolerated.
He emphasized that the opposition party would strongly oppose any form of discrimination against individuals crossing into Ghana by land to vote.
Speaking at a rally in Ziope, located in the Agotime Ziope Constituency along the Ghana-Togo border, Asiedu Nketia questioned the rationale behind the ROPAL Law, which was passed by the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). He criticized what he perceived as a double standard in the voting process for Ghanaians living abroad.
“So, the logic they want us to understand is that if you are a Ghanaian living in America and you fly to Kotoka International Airport, they will allow you to go and vote, but if you are a Ghanaian living in Togo and you want to come and vote in your hometown, that one you are a Togolese, you are a stranger, so we must not allow you to vote. We shall not accept that discrimination,” he asserted.
He urged the electorate in the NDC-stronghold constituency to remain resolute, warning that the NPP might attempt to suppress their votes by blocking their relatives from crossing the border to vote.
“They [NPP] will find every reason to prevent you from voting and to prevent those who live in Togo from coming to their own country to vote,” he stressed.
Asiedu Nketia further appealed to the constituents to vote for the NDC in the upcoming elections to free themselves from the hardships they are currently experiencing under the NPP government.
“Our compatriots in Agotime Ziope, we don’t need to convince you to vote for NDC because you suffer most when NPP is in power, and if you want to continue living under that suffering, it is up to you,” he added.
The NDC Parliamentary Candidate for Agotime Ziope, Charles Agbeve, also called on the electorate to come out in large numbers and vote on December 7th, 2024, aiming to meet the constituency’s target of 25,000 votes for the NDC.