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Apologise for ‘attacking’ IMANI, Franklin Cudjoe – PPP to its National Secretary

The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has asked its National Secretary, Murtala Mohammed, to issue an unqualified apology to Franklin Cudjoe and IMANI-Africa.

Murtala Mohammed had in an opinion piece taken on the policy think tank which had criticised the Electoral Commission’s (EC) decision to procure a new biometric voter management system and also compile a new voters’ register ahead of the December 7 general elections.

While dissociating itself from the comments made by its National Secretary, the PPP in a statement signed by its Director of Communications, Paa Kow Ackon, lambasted Murtala Mohammed for tagging IMANI Africa’s Franklin Cudjoe as having a “paymaster”.

The PPP also used the opportunity to further reiterate its stand on the EC’s move to compile a new electoral roll, insisting that “the Electoral Commission must use the current Biometric Register for the 2020 general elections”.

PPP in the statement said its “reasons for not supporting the new register are situated in economics and development and not political.

The taxpayer must not be made to suffer unnecessarily when leaders fail to pluck low hanging fruits and the economy takes a backward step every time that happens.”

Parliament has approved an amount of GH¢444,846,663 for the compilation of a new voters register which the EC believes will be more credible and efficient than the existing one.

According to the Commission, there is the need to replace outmoded biometric machines.

The Director of Elections at the EC, Dr. Serebour Quaicoe justified the plans saying there was a need to tackle verification challenges that occur on Election Day.

Dr. Serebour Quaicoe, also clarified that the said amount is not only for the procurement of equipment but to among other things cater to the full cost of undertaking a fresh registration exercise.

Source:Fiilafmonline/CitiNews

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