CPP files nomination form, expresses worries over Voters ID Cards

Dr. Michael Abu Sakara Foster, Flag bearer of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), on Thursday officially filed his nomination papers to contest Election 2012.

Dr. Kwadwo Afari Gyan, Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC), after scrutinizing the nomination forms formally declared Dr. Sakara as a Presidential Candidate to contest the Election 2012.

He called for collaboration among electoral stakeholders to ensure that the December Presidential and parliamentary polls are conducted in an atmosphere of peace for attainment of credible results.

Interacting with the media after the filing, Dr. Sakara, who was earlier in the morning asked to correct some errors on the nomination forms, expressed reservations about the security of Biometric Voters Identification Cards.

“ID cards numbers of some electorates who endorsed Dr. Sakara’s nomination were not captured in the EC’s data base....possibly fake ID,” he said.

Dr. Sakara appealed to the EC to ensure that all holders of the Voters Identity Cards had records with the Commission to enable them to exercise their franchise in the upcoming general elections.

The CPP Presidential Candidate said a government of the party would work for all Ghanaians and not few individuals and pledged that the party would not also get itself involved in acts that have the potential of causing confusion in the country.

Mr. Christian Owusu-Parre, EC Acting Director of Public Affairs, in an interaction with journalists said the Commission was still in the process of coming out with the final voters register for the elections.

He said after the exhibition of the voters register, the district offices of the Commission were still compiling the names of some people which had not yet reached the headquarters.

“It is therefore too early for people to express worry about why their names are not with the Commission. The Commission will not disfranchise anybody,” he said.

Dr. Sakara was accompanied by Nana Akosua Frimpomaa Sarpong, the CPP’s running mate and Hajia Haruna Hamdatu, National Women Organiser and other leading members.

Two other political parties, the United Front Party and Ghana Freedom Party have their nomination forms returned to them for corrections to be made.