The flagbearer of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Kofi Akpaloo, has rejected the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) demand for a forensic audit of the 2024 voters register, describing it as futile and a waste of time.
He contended that with less than three months to the December 7 elections, the Electoral Commission (EC) does not have adequate time to undertake such an audit.
The NDC has raised concerns about alleged inflation of the voters register with ineligible individuals, calling for a thorough audit.
However, during an Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting held at the Alisa Hotel in Accra on Tuesday, October 1, Akpaloo urged the NDC to drop the call, asserting that it would only serve as a distraction from critical election preparations.
“We have almost 65 days until the elections and EC is expected to audit the register within the next 60 days. When are we going to do this forensic audit involving 275 constituencies, 40,000 polling stations, and 18 million voters? Who is going to do this auditing in less than 60 days and so NDC, please stop this request because it will not help anybody.”
Kofi Akpaloo further defended the Electoral Commission (EC), dismissing the NDC’s claims that the voters register is filled with ghost names.
He argued that these allegations would not negatively impact the outcome of the December 7 polls, insisting that the register remains reliable for the election.
Akpaloo emphasized that such concerns should not derail the focus on essential election preparations.
“Mind you, this is a biometric register and no dead person can come out of the grave to vote and so if there is a dead person on the register, it will not affect the results so please, this one is a non-starter and you shouldn’t have even sent that request here and you have wasted everybody’s time”
“The EC too needs to be commended for the work that they did and it demonstrates the fact that it is up to the task and must be commended and I am not going to accept that human error institution excuse,” Kofi Akpaloo added.