By Emmanuella Owusu, GNA
Ashaiman, Oct. 24, GNA — More than 3,000 delegates participated in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) constituency elections in Ashaiman, with the exercise described as largely peaceful despite administrative challenges involving some names on the voter register.
Mr Tony Apenyo, a former Constituency Chairman and member of the Elections Committee, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in an interview that the process had been orderly, with delegates conducting themselves peacefully.
Mr Apenyo attributed discrepancies involving missing names on the voter register largely to errors made during the nomination process, explaining that some delegates and branch executives had inadvertently filed their nominations under incorrect positions.
He said the errors had created complications in sorting and placing names in the database.
“Some of them too, I think that the electronic system did not help them. when they file their nomination, I don’t know what happened,” Mr Apenyo said.
He added that variations in the names of some aspirants and delegates, who used voter identification cards or Ghana Cards for verification, had also contributed to the discrepancies.
Mr Apenyo said the challenges affected approximately 50 individuals, adding that although supplementary voter lists from the regional and national levels were expected to help resolve the issues, regional leadership decided against using them over concerns that doing so could create further complications.
Despite the challenges, he expressed satisfaction with the overall conduct of the elections, noting that the affected individuals represented a small proportion of the more than 3,000 delegates expected to participate.
He urged all aspirants to accept the outcome in good faith, regardless of whether they won or lost, to promote unity and strengthen the party in the constituency.
“I pray that everybody who is declared, and who also doesn’t make it, will accept whatever the outcome is so that we build a stronger NDC in Ashaiman,” he said.
GNA
Edited by Laudia Anyorkor Nunoo/Benjamin Mensah