W/R: NDC bussing 20,000 Ivorians to register – CPP

The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has accused the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) of conveying more than 20,000 nationals from neighbouring Cote d’Ivoire to various registration centres to partake in the ongoing limited voters’ registration at Elubo in Ghana’s Western region.

The CPP has said it would not deploy representatives to centres other than those in the border towns in areas such as the Western and Volta regions, as it seeks to prevent what it calls the NDC’s fraudulent methods.

Speaking to Class News’ Regina Borley Bortey, National Youth Organiser of the CPP, Ernesto Yeboah said the party would prevent such impositions from happening.

“Concentration is currently on the border towns where those constituencies are closer or share border with other countries like Cote d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso and all of that. As I speak to you, I am in the Western region and we have information that more than 20,000 Ivorians are being transferred from that country through the Elubo border and New Town in order to come and decide who becomes the MP of Jomoro. … That is what we are doing here right now – to be able to prevent this imposition from happening,” he stated.

He said the CPP had no problem with Ghanaians living in Cote d’Ivoire coming back to their constituencies to register, but rather concerned about non-citizens attempting to take part in the limited registration exercise, which started on Thursday April 28.

“...We are talking about those, who have no stake, those, who are non-citizens, who have come here simply on contract to come and register and then decide for the people, who becomes their leader…all our intelligence and everything confirms the NDC is certainly involved in the bussing of people – that is Ivorians – into the country to decide who becomes the president and Members of Parliament”.

In a swift response, Famous Tumi-Acquah, Western Regional Communications Director of the NDC, denied the allegation.

“We the NDC are denying what the CPP is saying,” he stated.

“He [Ernesto Yeboah] is claiming NDC is bussing 20,000 people. 20,000? How did he manage to count them? How many buses will come from Ivory Coast with 20,000 people? So, that even shows that he is lying.

“He just wants to throw something into it…he is looking for popularity; that is all,” he added.

Source: Ghana/ClassFMonline.com/91.3fm