Mop-up exercise: Be extra vigilant, voter register sick – Omane Boamah to NDC agents

Dr Omane Boamah, the Director of Elections for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has advised party agents to be extra vigilant during the Electoral Commission’s mop-up exercise.

The EC announced a mop-up voter registration exercise, scheduled from Thursday, August 1 to Saturday, August 3, 2024, aiming to register 50,000 to 70,000 new voters.

This three-day exercise targets individuals who turned 18 after the recent limited voter registration and those who missed the previous registration opportunity.

The exercise will take place across 268 District Offices, 26 Public Universities, and 41 Prison Centres. In a Facebook post, Dr Omane Boamah urged NDC agents and senior officials to closely monitor the process, describing the voter register as “sick”.

Dr Omane Boamah stressed the need for vigilance, citing stolen and un-retrieved Biometric Voter Registration laptops.

“Accordingly, we urge NDC agents and political actors across the country to be extra vigilant throughout the three-day registration period.

“This call for heightened vigilance from the high echelons of our great party is necessary because the current voters register, which the EC states has 18,681,366 voters, is not fit for purpose! The voters register is sick!”

“Additionally, NDC agents must be extra vigilant because there are still stolen and un-retrieved Biometric Voter Registration laptops in the hands of criminals.”

“NDC agents must also be vigilant because the EC has yet to report back to IPAC on the serious concerns regarding the EC’s figures that the NDC raised at the last IPAC meeting: yet the EC is proceeding to commence another registration exercise.”

He reiterated the NDC’s call for a transparent and comprehensive audit of the entire voter register

Read below Omane Boamha’s Facebook post

NDC Agents: Be Extra Vigilant During Mop-Up Voter Registration Exercise; As We Strive To Audit The Unfit for Purpose Voters Register

From tomorrow, Thursday, 1st August, to Saturday 3rd August, all Ghanaians 18 years and above who are eligible to vote BUT NOT ALREADY REGISTERED AS VOTERS will be expected to register at the District offices of the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana.

According to the EC, the mop-up registration exercise will also be conducted in both 41 prison centerss and 26 public universities.

Accordingly, we urge NDC agents and political actors across the country to be EXTRA VIGILANT throughout the three days registration period.

This call for heightened vigilance from the high echelons of our great party is necessary because the current voters register, which the EC states has 18,681,366 voters, is NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE!

The voters register is sick!

NDC agents must also be vigilant because the EC is yet to report back to IPAC on the serious concerns regarding the EC’s figures that the NDC raised at the last IPAC meeting: yet the EC is proceeding to commence another registration exercise.

Additionally, NDC agents must be extra vigilant because there are still stolen and un-retrieved Biometric Voter Registration laptops