The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has responded to the National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) “Enough is Enough” demonstration, stating that the opposition party’s claims of irregularities in the provisional voters register lack substance.

“We can’t run from the fact that during the September 6, 2024 meeting, the EC requested the NDC to furnish them with details of all discrepancies identified, but to date, the NDC is yet to submit such information,” said an NPP representative.

The NPP emphasized that it would be hypocritical to suggest that the NDC acted wrongly by engaging the Electoral Commission with their concerns. “Historically, the NPP has been known for being lead advocates and proponents for most of the electoral reforms that have positively shaped our nation’s democracy,” they stated.

The NPP questioned the NDC’s failure to provide evidence of alleged discrepancies, despite claiming to have evidence of 243,540 deleted names of voters and over 15,000 unidentified voters. “If the NDC have any evidence of illegal transfers, why have they not submitted evidence of such an illegality to be reversed by the Electoral Commission?” they asked.

The NPP also highlighted the NDC’s reputation for making allegations without substantive evidence. “It will be recalled that following the close of polls for the 2020 general elections, the NDC chose several media engagements to declare former President Mahama as president-elect.”

The NDC’s key demands, which the NPP finds unsubstantiated, include an independent forensic audit of the voters register, a stakeholders meeting to discuss IT system concerns, publication of forensic audit findings, re-exhibition of the register after the audit, review and correction of authorized transfers, adoption of a revised timeline for electoral activities, and institution of accountability and integrity measures.

The NPP’s response comes after the NDC’s nationwide demonstration against the Electoral Commission on September 17, 2024, citing alarming irregularities and discrepancies in the provisional voters register.

The NPP maintains that the NDC’s failure to provide concrete evidence undermines their claims and demonstrates a lack of commitment to genuine electoral reform.