Claims by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Effutu constituency in the Central region, has bused soldiers to transfer their votes to the constituency, has been denied by the NPP.
The NDC had alleged that the Majority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has brought in 71 soldiers from outside the constituency to transfer their votes there.
But the NPP has refuted the allegations, demanding the NDC to provide evidence to buttress their claims.
According to the NPP, it was rather the NDC who plotted to destabilise the process by creating chaos to intimidate potential voters.
NPP Communications Officer in Effutu, Ellis Otabil, speaking at a press conference Wednesday, June 05, 2024, stated that only indigenous people, students, and transferred workers are transferring their votes to Effutu.
“We want to set the record straight that whoever comes to Winneba to transfer his votes is either an indigene or native of Effutu and students alike are those who are transferring their votes to Effutu. Workers who have been transferred and are staying in Winneba are those who have transferred their votes to Effutu and therefore it wouldn’t lie in his mouth to send warnings to them that they cannot transfer their votes to vote democratically,“ he noted.
He stated that the NPP will stand for what is right and just, cautioning the NDC to desist from intimidating voters.
“We have seen that the NDC in Central Region has a grand scheme to intimidate would-be voters who are transferring their votes to various constituencies to be part of the 2024 general election.
“We are sending a strong warning to the NDC that they cannot intimidate anyone in Effutu, they cannot resort to violence,” he indicated.
