The National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has declared that if the national elections were held today, the NDC would win.
He claims that although the party is confident in winning, its main priority is to guarantee an orderly and transparent electoral process.
Speaking to JoyNews, he said, “Our message has been accepted. The two parties have been tried. There are opinion polls that have been churned out and everything points to a one-touch victory for NDC. But as has been said by some Russian president that, those who vote decide nothing but those who count the vote decide everything.”
“So we are focusing on those who will be counting the vote and those who will be providing security to make sure that elections proceed uninterrupted. So that is where our focus is.”
Mr Nketia noted that many trustworthy surveys, in addition to local ones, support the NDC’s expected victory.
“That is the source of our confidence. We are winning 52% as of this month. If free and fair elections should be conducted, we should win 52% and that is a one-touch win.”
The NDC National Chairman urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to resolve concerns over the missing Biometric Verification Readers.
He stated that the EC should be transparent and responsive to the demands, as this would resolve outstanding problems and restore trust in the democratic processes.
“They have every capacity to respond to those demands without creating any problems. The fact that they are refusing to open up is a source of worry and it will continue to be a source of worry. I think that, if they don’t have anything to hide, opening up would have resolved this matter a long time ago,” Mr Nketia added.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Joseph Asare
