Accra – March 10, 2008
The Convention People’s Party (CPP), as a major stakeholder in Ghana’s evolving democracy, has followed with keen interest recent developments and controversies surrounding the voter register compiled by the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana. We view the subsequent debate and emergency meeting of the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) with the EC as evidence of the resilience of our young democracy and our ability and desire to confront national problems with a commonality of purpose. We hope and pray that all stakeholders would continue to stay on this path of reason and dialogue in the interest of political stability, social cohesion and national development. Along with the other stakeholders, the CPP is indeed disturbed by the various deficiencies that have been found in the voter register. There appears to be data inconsistencies across time (between 2004 and 2006) and disparities between data from the EC’s headquarters and at least one of the 10 regions of Ghana, namely the Ashanti Region. These are serious issues that warrant a thorough investigation and appropriate remedial actions. In this regard, the CPP fully supports the call by the EC for the various stakeholders to work together and investigate the discrepancies and find solutions to them.
Source: GhanaWeb
