The Presidential Elections Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has affirmed its commitment to producing an accurate and credible voter register for the upcoming presidential primary.
The committee has assured all parties involved, including the flag bearer hopefuls of the party, that the electoral process will be conducted in a manner that is equitable, transparent, and free from bias.
To ensure a credible register, the committee welcomes input from all party members and other stakeholders.
A statement issued by the secretary to the committee indicates that the provisional voters register for the November 4th election has been shared with all aspirants.
This measure allows aspirants and other concerned individuals to verify and identify any errors requiring correction.
The committee has also taken steps to provide ample opportunity for individuals whose names may have been inadvertently omitted, repeated, or wrongly included in the register to draw attention to the necessary corrections.
Furthermore, this step allows key stakeholders and aspirants to object to names that have been erroneously included, omitted, or duplicated.
The committee urges the public to disregard any commentaries circulating in the electronic media and on social media platforms about the election register, which may create misconceptions among the public. In so doing, the committee aims to ensure that the electoral process is conducted with integrity and that the outcome is credible.
“We acknowledge that issues pertaining to voter registers have been a historical point of contention in political party elections.
“It is rather unfortunate for anyone to insinuate that certain individuals are scheming to either remove from or insert names in the voter register,” the statement said.
The committee encouraged all stakeholders to submit their concerns, contributions, and observations to the Secretary of the Presidential Elections Committee at the NPP Headquarters, Asylum Down, Accra, and extended its appreciation to the aspirants, their supporters and the public for the continuous cooperation and collaboration.
It said the Electoral Commission (EC) would supervise the conduct of the election and ensure a transparent, free and fair election while security activities rested exclusively with the police.
Per the guidelines issued by the party for the election, voting would take place in all the 276 constituencies including the yet-to-be-created Guan constituency in the Oti Region and the party headquarters, Asylum Down, Accra bringing the total number of voting centres to 277.
It added that the EC shall recommend venues as voting centres across the country in each constituency capital, and the proposed voting centres shall be discussed and accepted by all stakeholders.
About 200,000 delegates are expected to cast their votes in the election, and voting will commence at 7 a.m. and close at 2 p.m.