George Opare Addo, the National Youth Organiser for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has refuted allegations that the party has been busing potential voters to the few voter registration locations.
He claimed that the NPP is actually involved in such behavior before accusing mistakenly
“We have seen films of the NPP visiting neighborhoods and giving money to people who have reached the age of 18 in order to register. Have you ever seen a video of an NDC employee busing someone? He queried.
Opare Addo also acknowledged that it is acceptable for people to ask their leaders for assistance if they are experiencing financial difficulties.
“When you are leaders of a community and your members reach out to you about registration being done in communities far away where they are. And so we mobilised ourselves, can you help us with transportation, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it,” he said.
Opare Addo also insisted that the NDC will not waste its time attending the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meetings, where their opinions will not be accepted.
He cited the conduct of the EC Boss Jean Mensa which forced them to opt out of IPAC.
“We have been told by Jean Mensa that IPAC cannot advise her on things we have to do. On many occasions, we have gone on IPAC meetings and made some suggestions and Jean Mensa have been bold enough to tell us that she doesn’t need our suggestions. We don’t see the need to attend IPAC,” he said.
Opare Addo’s comments come amid allegations that both the NDC and the NPP are engaging in voter mobilization tactics, including bussing people to registration centres and offering financial incentives to prospective registrants.
