PPP on Biometric Voters' Registration (Statement)

The National Secretariat of the PPP wishes to encourage all Ghanaians to engage fully and positively in the biometric voters' registration process being conducted by the Electoral Commission. We wish to assure PPP members, supporters and well-wishers that our party is fully engaged in the process nationally.

We have deployed vehicles in all ten regions of the country to assist our executives to monitor the registration process. Our National Secretariat has people standing by to address issues encountered on the ground. We have selected about 50 constituencies for special continuous attention throughout the registration period. If necessary, we will add more constituencies for this special attention. We encourage our campaign volunteers and executives in all constituencies to spend time at the polling stations and report their observations to the appropriate local, regional and national officers.

As a law-abiding national organisation, the PPP wishes to remind our members and supporters to conduct themselves with discipline and not engage in any physical or quarrelsome way. We want to be a positive example to the people of Ghana. We do not have the positive messages we have for the people of Ghana to be distorted in any way. Neither do we want to be discounted in any way. We will compile our observations for delivery to the Electoral Commission at the appropriate time.

We urge the Electoral Commission to act with confidence, independence and professionalism. It should be quit to act and correct all issues presented from the field. The credibility of the EC cannot be compromised in any manner.

To all Ghanaians, the PPP asks that if are 18 years old or above to make sure you register. Voting is a responsibility for all citizens. We ask all to register so that they can choose the PPP in December 2012.

Kofi Asamoah-Siaw
National Secretary