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NPP "Baamu Yadda" demo underway in Kumasi
The demonstration dubbed "Baamu Yaddaa", an hausa phrase which means “we won’t agree,” is being organised in collaboration with other opposition political parties and Let My Vote Count Alliance (LMVCA), Movement for Change (MFC) and Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG.
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The demonstration dubbed "Baamu Yaddaa", a hausa phrase which means “we won’t agree,” is being organised in collaboration with other opposition political parties and Let My Vote Count Alliance (LMVCA), Movement for Change (MFC) and Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG.
Organizers have said the demonstration is to demand for free, fair, credible elections and a peaceful election.
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The protest march would be used to charge the EC to do the right thing by making sure that the validation exercise – which virtually all the political parties in the country are in full support of – is carried out to make sure that the voter register is thoroughly cleaned to ensure peaceful polls, Convener of LMVCA, David Asante said last week.
Wearing red arm bands and attires, with placards with the inscription "Mahama must go", "Ghanaians are suffering", the protestors marched through the principal streets of Kumasi, demanding for a new voter register.
"We are today demonstrating in protest on the fact that the EC is very adamant. The EC is not ready to listen to Ghanaians, especially with the voters register," one of the leaders of the demonstration said.
Pro-NPP pressure group, 'Let My Vote Count Alliance' held a huge protest last year to drum home the need for a new voters' register.
A five-member panel was later set up by the Electoral Commission to conduct public hearings over the demands for a new voter register.
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But, the EC, in a response said the committee "finds the arguments for a new register unconvincing and therefore does not recommend the replacement of the current voters’ register."
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