The Democratic Congress (NDC) has expressed its displeasure with some of the initiatives taken by the NPP in the coming by-election.

According to a notice which was signed by the National Communications Officer of the NDC, Samuel Gyamfi, the NDC has become aware of a plot by the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), in collaboration with the Electoral Commission (EC) to transfer and insert the name of one Charles Opoku, into the Voters Register of the Assin North constituency.

“This illegal move is to aid the said Charles Opoku to contest in the NPP Parliamentary Primaries to select a candidate for the upcoming Assin North by-election,” the notice stated.

According to the notice, “sources have revealed that contrary to the clear requirement on the nomination form for the Assin North by-election, which demands that a candidate in the election must be a registered voter in Assin North, the said Charles Opoku is not a registered voter in the Assin North Constituency.”

The notice stated emphatically that this transfer is unlawful thus, NDC will reject any transfer which would be made before the election.

The notice, however, said that the NDC is closely monitoring this situation and will take every legitimate step to ensure that this illegal plot is not achieved by the Electoral Commission and their collaborators in the NPP.