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NPP rejects social media ban on election day

According to Freddie Blay, it will help prevent the abuse of the platform by politicians and Ghanaians at large.

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The Inspector General of Police, John Kudalor revealed that the police service is seriously thinking about flagging down Ghana on social media.

According to him, it will help prevent the abuse of the platform by politicians and Ghanaians at large.

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He opined that people use social media to create unwarranted tension during elections.

Meanwhile, addressing officials of the party in Bolgatanga, on a working visit to the Upper East Region, acting national Chairman of the NPP, Mr. Freddie Blay  said, “It is mind boggling that at this point in time when in this country everywhere else people are dependent on social media. We (NPP) find nothing wrong with the social media and we don’t see how it could in anyway create any embarrassment or violence in this country. We are strongly opposed to it, it goes to reinforce our suspicion that something sinister is about to happen on the initiative of the government and we want our development partners’ to appreciate our concerns. Ghana is for all of us and we will work hard for a peaceful election but the National Democratic Congress is jittering and they are resorting to all kinds of tricks. And we in the (NPP) will not allow them to get away with it”.

“In some cases people who have not registered with NHIS cards have had their names deleted from the electoral roll, many people have not even had the opportunity to register or they are not aware that their names have gone off the exhibition list. These are serious concerns we have raised”.

Speaking on the IPAC, he said, “it’s loaded with parties that don’t exist and parties satellite to the NDC and when we (NPP) are raising issues about how to address some challenges facing our electoral process, we are ignored”.

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