Demo against EC in Kumasi
The Ashanti Regional branch of the New Patriotic Party, in collaboration with other opposition political parties and Let My Vote Count Alliance (LMVCA), Movement for Change (MFC), Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG) staged a demonstration against the Electoral Commission in Kumasi on Wednesday.
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The demonstration, which was dubbed "Baamu Yaddaa" was targeted at drawing attention to the potential threat to the security of the nation if the EC goes ahead to use the current voters register in the 2016 general elections.
Graphic Online’s Donald Ato Dapatem reported from Kumasi that a large number of people took to the streets to protest against what they described as refusal of the EC to clean the voters register.
The demonstrators he said were made up mainly of NPP and Let My Vote Count supporters.
The demonstration started from State Boys School near the Suame roundabout and went through the principal streets of the Garden City.
The demonstration is to express concern about any electoral act that could undermine the peace and stability of the nation.
Organisers of the demonstration have been demanding a credible and reliable voters register for the conduct of free, fair, transparent and a peaceful election.
It is also urging the Electoral Commission (EC) to show some urgency and announce to Ghanaians its roadmap for the implementation of the recommendation by its own panel of experts for voter validation.
