The Electoral Commission (EC) has responded to concerns raised by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) regarding the credibility of the 2024 Voters Register, emphasizing that demonstrations are not the way to resolve the issue.
According to the EC, the NDC has been requested multiple times to provide data on the discrepancies they claim to have identified in the voters’ register, but the party has not done so.
Addressing a press conference on Thursday, the Deputy Commissioner in charge of Operations, Samuel Tettey, noted that the EC urged the NDC to bring their concerns to the discussion table, where they can be properly investigated and resolved.
The Commission stressed that it had assured the NDC during a previous meeting that any issues raised would be thoroughly investigated within a week, but without the data from the NDC, this investigation cannot proceed.

The Deputy Commissioner in charge of Operations at the EC added that the call by the National Democratic Congress NDC for an independent forensic audit of the voter register was “misguided” and “premature.”.
He explained that the Commission itself is an independent body, and besides, the public exhibition of the provisional voter register was part of the process to identify and correct errors, mistakes or discrepancies if any exist in the register.

Mr. Samuel Tettey said the EC believes that the best way to ascertain the credibility and integrity of the 2024 Voters Register is at the discussion table and not on the streets. Taking to the streets will not ensure a credible register. It will only cause tensions and suspicions that are unwarranted.

The EC has therefore called on former President John Mahama to encourage his party to engage in discussions with the Commission. The EC reiterated its commitment to delivering a transparent process, ensuring that all discrepancies in the register are addressed before the December 2024 general elections. The EC called for trust from the public, stating that it had delivered in 2020 and would do so again.