[ 2016-11-21 ]

Stay off Ghana polls: Nana to Togolese
Presidential candidate of the main opposition New
Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo, has
implored the people of Togo to stay clear of
Ghana’s 7 December presidential and
parliamentary polls.

Speaking to party supporters in Aflao in the Volta
Region, which shares borders with Togo, Mr
Akufo-Addo, who speaks very fluent French, told
citizens of the francophone West African country
that they can support Ghana’s democratic process
by staying away from Ghana’s elections.

The NPP has always accused the governing National
Democratic Congress (NDC) whose stronghold is the
Volta Region, of constantly smuggling Togolese
into Ghana’s jurisdiction to vote during
elections.

The people of the Volta Region share a common
language (Ewe) with the Togo while a lot of
Ewe-speaking Ghanaians also crisscross the border
for daily business activities. Some of them too
have families on either side of the border. It is,
therefore, difficult to distinguish between a
Togolese and a Ghanaian from that part of the
country. The situation has, thus, given rise to
intense suspicion between the NDC and the NPP,
especially in every election year and 2016 has not
been any different.

Earlier this year, the vice-presidential candidate
of the NPP, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, said Ghana’s
electoral roll was contained the names of about
76,000 Togolese smuggled into the country by the
NDC to register as Ghanaians so they could take
part in the elections. The NDC has constantly
demanded evidence from Dr Bawumia in connection
with that allegation.

Source - Classfmonline

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