The National Youth Organizer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Salam Mustapha, has stated that any attempts by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to prompt the Electoral Commission regarding the voter register will be futile unless they pursue legal action.

Last week, the NDC organized nationwide protests to address alleged irregularities in the voter roll, calling for an independent forensic audit to correct errors and ensure fair elections.

The opposition party asserts that the register contains significant irregularities that could impact approximately 300,000 votes, thereby undermining the credibility of the upcoming elections.

Specific irregularities highlighted by the NDC include 243,540 previous transfers improperly added to the 2024 transfers, over 15,000 unidentifiable transfer paths, the removal of 3,957 names from the roll, 2,094 voters transferred to different polling stations, and corrupt files.

During a meeting in Accra on Monday, September 23, 2024, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, the NDC’s Director of Elections and IT, mentioned that the party is uncovering additional irregularities and emphasized that an audit of the voter roll and the Electoral Commission’s IT system would help ensure a smooth election on December 7.

In response, Salam Mustapha, in an interview on Asempa FM, accused the NDC of misleading Ghanaians and encouraged them to present their evidence directly to the Electoral Commission instead of seeking public support through protests.

"It's not that we have no problems with the register, any person who attends IPAC meeting will tell you that we have disagreement with the Electoral Commission. But some of the issues we don't make them public. This particular one is one of a fishing expedition that the NDC wants to take everybody. It is a roller coaster wild goose chase. When we pinned the Electoral Commission down in 2015 we provided them with evidence. So if you claim you have uncovered one or two irregularities and the EC says come over, they should go and sit with them and challenge them, but you say you'll not give them any evidence.

"Secondly, the only body that has power to give directive for the EC to comply is the court and not the street. So what the NDC just did [demonstration] was mere exercise and it is good. Burning fat is good. If they don't know their way to the court, it's their own business."