The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has declined the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) request for a live broadcast of its upcoming meeting with the Electoral Commission (EC) to discuss findings from the Provisional Voters Register (PVR).
The Commission explained that the discrepancies including missing names, misplaced voters, and duplicate images, which have been sighted by both parties are not new, hence there is no need for a broadcast.
“The Commission does not accept the proposal of a live broadcast of this meeting. Our team is ready to meet with your team on the agreed time,” the EC’s statement read in part.
The meeting, scheduled for today, September 6, 2024, aims to address NDC’s findings from the Provisional Voters Register (PVR) ahead of the December 7 general elections.
NDC General Secretary, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, in a letter to the EC, emphasized that broadcasting the session would ensure transparency.
The request follows concerns about missing names in the register, which the NDC claims undermines the integrity of the electoral process.
The party highlighted these issues after analysing discrepancies between the PVR and the registers exhibited at polling stations.
The NDC’s Deputy Director of Elections and IT, Dr. Tanko Rashid-Computer, has been critical of the EC’s reliability, calling for an external audit and a public apology. He accused the EC of presenting a “bloated” register, warning that it could affect the election’s credibility.
The EC has acknowledged errors in the register, particularly in the Ejumako-Enyan-Esiam constituency, attributing the mistake to the unintentional inclusion of voter transfer lists from previous years.
The NDC, however, has accused the EC of inflating the register in collaboration with the ruling NPP, alleging that over 3,000 voters had been improperly added.