PROTESTERS MARCH THROUGH GHANA’S CAPITAL – Nationwide protests held against alleged voter roll irregularities
Ghana’s main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) party held nationwide protests against alleged voter roll irregularities, demanding an independent forensic audit to rid the register of errors for free and fair elections.
Voters in the West African gold- and cocoa-producing nation will head to the polls on Dec. 7 to elect a successor to President Nana Akufo-Addo, who will step down in January after serving the constitutionally mandated eight years.
The election will pit ex-president John Dramani Mahama of the NDC against current Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia of the ruling New Patriotic Party. The NDC party leaders said the electoral commission illegally transferred voters to different voting stations without their knowledge, compromising the integrity of the register.
Protest leaders presented petitions to Parliament and the electoral agency in Accra. Protests also took place across Ghana’s other 15 regions, according to local media
