General Secretary of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia has emphatically stated that the Electoral Commission (EC) will never ever carry out its decision to compile a new register for the 2020 general elections.
According to him, the fact that the NDC is taking part in the ongoing pilot registration exercise across the country does not mean the largest opposition political party has consented to the decision of the EC to compile a new register.
Speaking on Okay FM’s Ade Akye Abia Morning Show, General Mosquito as affectionately called held the belief that the EC and the Akufo-Addo government simply want to plunge the country into chaos.
“Let me emphasize that we have not reached there yet; the registration will never take place today or tomorrow because when you listen to comments by the EC and the government, it's obvious they want to throw our democracy into confusion, otherwise they would have retracted and retreated from their unreasonable stance”, he charged.
Assigning reasons why compiling a new voters register is not possible, the NDC Chief Scribe said "we were in this country when the NPP organized some people from abroad and they went to court that it is compulsory for the EC to register every Ghanaian irrespective of where they reside to take part in the elections of the country. The court ruled in their favour that it is mandated on the EC to every single qualified Ghanaian to vote in the country".
To him, if not for the outbreak of the COVID-19, the EC would have included those eligible Ghanaians abroad in the registration exercise in consonance with the Supreme Court's ruling.
“The EC is time-bound to register every Ghanaian to take part in elections. Is that court ruling not applicable to Ghanaians in the country if you are unable to register those abroad due to the COVID-19? Are they not Ghanaians? How can you say that you are going to register someone in England but those in Bolga cannot take part because they don’t have appropriate documents for the registration?" he quizzed.
He wondered how those Ghanaians trapped outside the borders of the country can partake in the proposed new voter registration exercise as the country's borders still remain closed.
“As we speak, our borders remain closed...the court has instructed you (EC) to expand the register to include every qualified Ghanaian but your behaviour is such that you rather want to disenfranchise those who were even eligible to register by coming up with a new registration exercise while the borders remain closed . . .
“We want our peace and so we will not sit down for someone to toy with the country's hard-earned democratic credentials. We have to be far-sighted and listen to wisdom to protect our peace. The punishment the wise who refuses to participate in matters that affect him or her suffers, is to live under the laws of foolish men,” he pointed out.
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All Ghana boarders must be well protected else they will try all means to sneak in those other Ecowas nationals in for the new EC registration..
Who are you to stop the EC ? It's only the SUPREME COURT that can stop the EC. Asiadu Nketiah you're only bragging. Let the supreme court give the EC go ahead and try to mess up, you'll see your level. You stop your party members not to do the national ID. Now you're complaining, the voters card is full of foreigners so using it will not bring any changes from the the old one. We can't continue to allow foreigners to decide for us who to rule us enough is enough.
"The Tyrany of Ghanaian Men in Politics" Apart from Dr. Afari Gyan who went through his job as the chairperson of the EC, over the past years, without much fringed opposition. The two elected females who have chaired the EC presidency and leadership, namely, Madam Osei Charlotte and Madam Jean Mensah have gone and now going through hell of opposition dominated from "the Men of the Opposition Parties" This is typicall character of the Ghanaian men in family life. In ghana as the saying goes, the head of the family is the "Man". The woman is married to be obedient and to obey the head of the family the "man". In most rural and urban marriages, the man decide and mostly take decisions for the woman. So the man shout on his wife "keep quite, I am the man and the head of the marriage" The ghanaian men have brought this type of behaviour as head of the family into ghanaian politics since Independence. So not surprising, the two Madams, Charlotte Osei and the current EC Boss Madam Jean Mensah, have been facing firece opposition from the modus of the Ghanaian men. "That is exactly the behaviour of our ghanaian men with their families" They way our ghanaian men treat their wives at home, exploiting, manipulating and misusing them for their selfisch interest, the autoritative ghanaian men think they can control the women in politics. Times have changed since post indenpence Ghana. ;ost of our ghanaian women are highly educated and many are playing a significant role not only in politics but in all fields of humanity. The Globus Village presents many women in leadership, Angela Merkel of Germany, Madam Sarah of Croatia, just to name this two female protagonist. So our men in ghanaian politics, dont take the women for granted. Some of them are more academically qualified then you guys. It is not the question of feminisim but rather humanisim. What men can do, women can do far better. Thank you.
You put up arguments as to why registration of people cannot take place for a new voters register, but you leave out those arguments when it comes to registration of people to update the current register. What kind of disingenuity is that?
Oh general you are late....the exercise has already begun with a test run that produced one card for one of your regional executives (George Lo). You are living in the past so UPGRADE your MEMORY. Never say Never!
This langalanga man is showing too much power.You have forgotten air alone can blow you away Mr mosquito. E=Whether you like it or not the NeW VOTERS REGISTER IS COMING ON LIVE.Ghana is not for NDC.The coup party.
This Asiedu Nketia man is e!il.... Son of sa.tan, Go and bring your wife and children from Canada to come and enjoy the chaos when you create it. The new register will be created.
Massa give us a break we are tired of you. Who are you to dictate for the EC and the rest of us. You are too arrogant for my liking and it is the same way you have trained your babies with sharp teeth. You registered minors and foreigners and now the boarders are closed so you are afraid and your diabolic agenda is hunting you. Massa you can't do foko. Spare your energy for campaign
See who is talking. This is the same Mosquito who asked NDC members not to register the Ghana Card only to reverse that decision. I'm now more convinced that a new register is required because the NDC's resistance speaks volumes. Vigilantism is no more so whom are the NDC going to rely on to resist a new register