The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said it does not need the Electoral Commission (EC) to rig the 2020 election in its favour to enable it win the elections, come December 7.
According to the NPP, a government that has introduced pro-poor policies and created jobs among others for its people does not need the election regulator to manipulate the system.
The NPP said it is confident the performance of the Akufo-Addo-led government would smoothly see the party winning the next polls.
The party yesterday held a news conference barely three hours after its main opponent, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), had accused the EC and the National Identification Authority (NIA), at its press conference, of scheming to rig the elections.
Addressed by the 2020 National Campaign Chairman, Peter Mac Manu, the NPP chronicled some of the laurels of the ruling government, including the access the free senior high school policy had given to some children, based on which it is sure of victory in this year.
Mr Peter Mac Manu said: “We do not need the EC to rig an election in our favour. A government that has put some 1.3 million children to school (who, if NDC was in power, would be on the streets) does not need an election to be rigged in its favour.”
He continued: “A government that has restored industry and is creating jobs for the people does not need an election to be rigged in its favour. A government that has put 100,000 unemployed graduates to work does not need an election to be rigged in its favour.
“A government that puts the interest of the ordinary Ghanaian first, whether it is in protecting the money of millions of depositors, or absolving the cost of electricity and water of 30 million Ghanaians to ease the sufferings of the people when there is a crisis, such a government does not need an election to be rigged in its favour,” he observed.
Peter Mac Manu, who was the Campaign Manager of the NPP, further posited that President Akufo-Addo continues to show leadership and commitment to the welfare of ordinary Ghanaians, and “it is this which gives us confidence that the Ghanaian people will recognise his leadership and performance, and allow the party that knows how to deliver to continue,” he remarked.
With much confidence, Mr Mac Manu said that the NPP intends to fight and win in December, based on its performance.
Curiously, the NPP raised questions on the display of despair by the NDC in a new voter register which promises enhanced security features, such as facial recognition.
“We want the people of Ghana to ask the NDC this simple, but important, question: so what is it about the 2012 voters register that the NDC is so determined to protect it from being replaced? “What is in that 2012 register that the NDC is threatening civil war if it is changed for a better one?
“Why is the NDC placing its entire electoral fortunes on that controversial register, which was compiled under their term in office?” the NPP quizzed.
Mr Mac Manu said: “NDC must be reminded that the NPP, as an opposition party, beat the NDC in 2020, and by the largest margin ever in Ghana’s history against an incumbent president in Ghana’s history.
“It is not the fault of any Ghanaian that the NDC chose to bring back, as their presidential candidate for 2020, the very man in whose hands the NDC suffered their biggest defeat in their history.
“It is not the fault of NPP that the NDC chose to bring back, as their 2020 presidential candidate, the very same man who gave Ghana the worst economic growth performance since 1994. It is not the fault of President Akufo-Addo that the NDC has very little confidence in their own chosen candidate for 2020, John Mahama,” he charged.
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