The Inter-Party Resistance Against New Voters’ Register (IPRNA), has indicated at a press conference today, their readiness to embark on the “Y3mmpene Demonstration” in Kumasi Tomorrow.
This demonstration is the second in the series of three scheduled demonstrations which aims at preventing the electoral commission from compiling a new voters register ahead of the 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections.
Speaking at the press conference in Kumasi today, Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketsiah, General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress-one of the leading parties in the IPRNA- indicated their readiness was as a result of the EC’s refusal to cooperate with the parties involved in the demonstrations.
“If you have come with an opinion that the existing register is not good, you should have brought it for considerations with all stakeholders. Then we will all bring in our experts to study the machines. If they all come and confirm that there are problems with the machines, then there will be no need for misunderstanding because everyone has a representative in there before we can all consider once more if there are alternative ways to go about the problems such that a new register will be better than the existing one” he said.
In a related development, the police in Kumasi has approved the routes for the demonstrations tomorrow.
A statement cited by Ghanaquest.com and signed by the Ashanti Regional Public Affairs head, ASP Godwin Ahianyo said that the command “has outlined adequately security measures ahead of the demonstrations. The statement went on further to urge participants to comply by the agreed routes set to avoid any confrontation with the police.
Demonstration Route
Partcipants of the demonstration per the statement are going to use the route from Aboabo through to thw Asawase Police Station to Asare Original Pay All Office to the Kumasi Central Mosque. From here, demonstrators will use the route from from Asanteman Senior High School through to the Kumasi Zoo Traffic Light to Pampaso to Wesley Methodist Roundabout to Pioneer Office to Melcom Traffic Light to Aseda House.
The final route will continue from Life Supermarket to Asafo Interchange to Labour Roundabout and finally to the Kumasi Jubilee Park.
Background
The ‘Y3mmpene Demonstration’ coming off in Kumasi tomorrow is part of a series of demonstrations aimed at putting pressure on the Electoral Commission to halt its decision to create a new voters’ register. The first one was organized in Tamale under the name ‘Tukusayi Demonstration’ on the 11th of January this year. Tomorrow’s will be the second with the last set to come off in Accra this month.
