Richard Ahiagbah, the Director of Communication of NPP has begun a face-saving attempt after he was caught by the NDC attempting to register as a new voter at Ketu South.
Ahiagbah went to the registration centre at Ketu South to register. However, the NDC agents present raised objections challenging his illegibility. According to the NDC, Richard Ahiagbah voted in the 2020 elections meaning his name is already on the voters’ roll. Another registration would mean an attempt to have his name captured multiple times.
As a result, the Electoral Commission officials discontinued registering Richard Ahiagbah. The NDC have called on the Police to arrest Ahiagbah or the party will initiate a citizen arrest.
In an attempt to clear his name, the NPP Communications Director has taken to social media to clear his name. In a post on X, Ahiagbbah chronicled the events that necessitated his appearance at the centre to register again.
He said, though he had been a voter since 2000 and voted in 2020, there was an anomaly in 2023 with his biometrics. According to him, the EC admitted that it was an administrative error. The Commission advised him “to seek inclusion later” or register in 2024.
Read the statement by Richard Ahiagbah
I have seen some videos on social media by NDC operatives to misinform Ghanaians. The claim that I tried to double register is false and without merit.
Here is what happened:
1. I have registered and voted in Ketu South since 2000, and my citizenship and sonship of Ketu South are well-known to the NDC agent who challenged my eligibility today.
2. In 2020, I received a voter’s ID for the 2020 general elections from the Electoral Commission. However, during the 2023 limited voter registration exercise, my biometrics failed to register, and I’ve since discovered that many others have had the same issue.
3. I tried to rectify this administrative error during the 2023 limited voter registration exercise, but the EC officials advised me to seek inclusion later or get a new voter’s ID card during the 2024 limited voter registration window.
4. Today, I went to the registration center where I registered in 2020 to fix the EC’s administrative error, but I was met with a frivolous and obstructive challenge to my eligibility.
5. Despite my attempts to advise the NDC challenger to stop obstructing the registration process, both the NDC agents and EC officials paid no attention.
6. This challenge is a sign of more disruptive acts to come. Therefore, I urge the EC to take a firm and decisive stance to deal with these tendencies and ensure peace.
7. I am committed to going through all the necessary processes to get my name on the register, exercise my democratic right to vote, and support the New Patriotic Party on December 7th.
Thank you.
Richard Ahiagbah
Director of Communications, New Patriotic Party.