Kwabena Duffour calls for postponement of NDC primaries

A leading contender in the National Democratic Congress’ presidential primaries, Dr Kwabena Duffour has called for the rescheduling of the election. The party has scheduled May 13, 2023, for the primaries but with less than a week to the event, the camp of the former Finance Minister is raising concerns.

According to a letter signed by the Head of Research and Strategy for Dr Duffour’s campaign, the register is full of discrepancies which should be corrected to ensure a free and fair election. The letter copied to the NDC’s Election Committee and the Electoral Commission of Ghana has thus called for the election date to be moved back.

“Reference our meeting with the Presidential and Parliamentary Elections Committee of the National Democratic Congress on the 4th Of May 2023. From 1418 hours To 1523 hours at the NDC Headquarters.
Upon initial review of the 220 constituencies’ Voters Register (Photo Album), we identified several discrepancies in the register that indicate it is both incomplete and inaccurate. Having an incomplete and inaccurate register is a significant issue when going into an election because it undermines the credibility and fairness of the election process.”

Apart from calling for the “Postponement of the May 13th Presidential primaries,” the camp of Dr Duffour also wants a “Stakeholders meeting to establish an agreeable roadmap that will guarantee the integrity of the Voters Register”.

According to the camp, the decision will “…save the image of the NDC so that the party can have the credible voice to speak on national elections matters when the need arises”.