EC & NIA's plot to rig 2020 election for NPP: NPP rubbishes accusations by NDC

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has rubbished accusations by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), that the Electoral Commission (EC) and the National Identification Authority (NIA) are in a conspiracy to rig the 2020 elections in favour of the NPP.
 
According to the NPP, it cannot be part of any conspiracy whatsoever to rig the 2020 elections, adding that the NDC rather sat together to plan and finally come out with details of their fake conspiracy theory against them.
 
Responding to the accusations made earlier by the NDC, the National Campaign Chairman for the NPP, Mr Mac Manu stated that,” A fake conspiracy does not become a credible conspiracy just because an opposition that is afraid of losing a free and fair contest says so..”
 
“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?” Mac Manu quizzed.
 
Mac Manu also asked why the NDC was placing its entire electoral fortunes on the controversial register which was compiled under their term in office.
 
“This is the first time ever that any opposition party in Ghana has complained and complained so loudly against the compilation of a new voters’ register. Under President Rawlings, the EC compiled a new register and the NPP in opposition supported it. Under President Kufuor, the EC compiled a new register and the NDC then under John Atta Mills did not complain. In 2012, under President John Atta Mills, the EC set out to compile a new register and the NPP did not only welcome it, we were constructive in pushing for features to enhance its credibility,” he stressed.
 
Mac Manu stated that the focus of the Akufo-Addo-led Government is to fix the economy that the NDC rigged in their 8 years in office, adding that the government is still focused on managing the crisis caused by Covid-19, in a way that the Ghanaian economy and society will come out of the crisis stronger and more united.
 
“The NDC National Chairman said this afternoon that the NPP set out to rig the 2020 general elections immediately we took office in 2017. Well, Ghanaians know better. The focus of President Akufo-Addo and his Government upon assuming office was to fix the economy that President John Mahama and his NDC rigged in their 8 years in office,” he said.
 
Mac Manu added hat,”It remains our focus, to manage the crisis caused by Covid-19 in a way that the Ghanaian economy and society will come out of this crisis stronger and more united. The plan of the NDC is nothing more than to fabricate grounds for chaos, disunity and fear. They are doing this because they do not have a good candidate and a good story to tell voters in December.”
 
He reminded the NDC 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 on 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 said.
 
Meanwhile, Mac Manu stated that the NPP does not need the EC to rig an election in their favour, explaining that the NPP government has worked hard and therefore it is confident that the Ghanaian people will recognize the NPP government’s performance and allow the party that knows how to deliver to continue.
 
“We do not need the EC to rig an election in our favour. The President 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 recognize his leadership and performance and allow the party that knows how to deliver to continue. We intend to fight and win in December based on our performance,” he said.
 
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