NPP MAN GOES WILD Rubbishes Party’s Call for New Voters Register

Micheal Ampong

By Ekow Mensah

Mr. Micheal Ampong, a former Deputy Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is beside himself with anger.

He says that the posture of some officers and leaders is destroying the image and credibility of his party.

In a presentation on Radio Gold’s Alhaji and Alhaji, Mr. Ampong questioned the validity of arguments made by some elements in the party for a new voters register.

He said the denial of a Togolese opposition party that it made available the Togo electoral register to the NPP destroys the credibility of the party‘s claims.

According to him Dr Mahmoud Bawumia, the party’s Vice Presidential candidate said at a press conference that the NPP examined only 10% of the Togolese register.

“What happened to the 90 percent and how does the party expect us to come to any reasonable conclusions on account of 10 per cent work? He asked.

Mr Ampong said even if minors of 16 years and below register to vote in the last elections, they would have attained the voting age by now.

 He said the argument that some people used the National Health Insurance card for identification in the last registration exercise is not strong enough to justify the compilation of a new register.

“These people have now obtained valid voters ID cards and can now use them for a new registration exercise”, he said.

 Mr Ampong said what the NPP needs to do, is to win the 2016 elections to provide a workable and credible alternative to the policies of the Mahama administration.

He said complains about existing voters register with wrong facts would not secure victory for the party.

Editorial

OUR LEADERS ARE KILLING US

24 February 1966 marks the beginning of Ghana’s slope into poverty, despair and control by the predatory forces of capitalism.

The paradigm shift which occurred after this date has led to the almost complete loss of control over our resources which are exploited for the benefit of shacks in boardrooms in the West.

The cost of living of the people of Ghana has been rising steadily and the income levels of our people have continued to fall from February 24, 1966.

Today, under the marching orders of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, local production is being crippled as the Ghanaian elite relies heavily on imported goods.

All of these are happening because our leaders after 1966 have lost faith in what is Ghanaian and have become beholden to foreign interest.

Our leaders are really killing us.