Some 35 members of the New Patriotic Party in the Asokwa Constituency who were under the impression that their names were in the party’s register for the 2023 presidential primaries had the shock of their lives when they turned up at the voting centre only to realize that their names were not in the voters’ register.
One of them, expressing his frustration, spoke to TV3. According to him, he believed that he had the right to vote, he skipped his mother-in-law’s burial to come to the voting centre only to be met with the news that his name was on the list.
According to the man, he has been a long-term member of the party and even committed his personal funds for the payment of school fees of party members and other party initiatives.
“I participate in every activity of the party in the constituency. People queue up every morning at my house to ask for school fees. If I tell you how much I invest in the party, you’d be shocked.
“My mother-in-law is lying in bed, and I had to be there before she is buried but I’m here. I got here only to be told that my name is not on the register. They can either allow me cast my vote or they will repay all the investment I have made in the party”, he fumed while speaking to TV3.
Meanwhile, police has restored calm at a polling station in the Asokowa Constituency after 35 members of the party discovered that their names were not on the register.
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