[ 2014-10-21 ]

Aykoi Otoo: NPP should be concerned about delegates recording spoilt ballots
Leading member of the New Patriotic Party, Joseph
Ayikoi Otoo is troubled about the fact that
delegates of the party do not know how to properly
cast ballots.

He says the NPP risks losing the elections again
if the delegates, who will serve as polling
station agents in 2016, lack the requisite
knowledge in how to cast their votes.

More 1,200 delegates of the over 140,000 delegates
who participated in the opposition party’s
presidential primaries had their ballots rejected
largely because, they failed to properly place
their thumbs in the space provided.

The figure represents 0.94% of total votes cast.

The rejected ballots even exceeded the number of
votes accrued by one of the candidates, Francis
Addai Nimoh, who polled 1,128 votes representing
0.91% of total votes cast.

Nana Akufo-Addo polled 117,413 representing 94.35
percent while his closest contender, Alan
Kyerematen secured 5,908 votes representing only
4.75% of total votes cast.

But in a post on social media site, Facebook, the
former Attorney-General said the NPP should
critically check the “spoilt ballot syndrome”
if it intends to win the general elections.

“If it's these same delegates who will serve as
Polling Agents, then the earlier we start training
them the better; or just negotiate with TESCON to
take over those duties”.

Mr. Ayiokoi Otoo also called for unity among the
rank and file of the party now that the contest to
select a flagbearer is over.

“This is the time to put everything behind us,
unite and move forward for we are all looking for
victory and a winnable candidate is all we
need”.

Source - MyjoyOnline

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