The Volta Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) says they are 100 percent sure that there are Togolese on the electoral roll to be used for the December election.
John Peter Amewu explained that some Togolese who through erronoeus mechanisms and taking freebies have found their names on the voters register would be prevented from voting.
Opposition NPP Tuesday sounded a strong warning to Togolese who intend to take part in the upcoming elections to rescind their decision at the launch of their 'Operation Eagle Eye’ project.
According to the Party, any Togolese found at a polling station in Ghana making an attempt to vote would be mobbed and made to face the law.
The NDC and NPP are on a collision course over the possibility of Togolese voting in the upcoming elections.
In a sharp rebuttal Wednesday, Mr Anyidoho said, it has been proven that Dr Bawumia lied when he said the voters register to be used for the 2016 has some Togolese on it.
In July this year he had said, "At the said Press Conference, DR. Bawumia said that the fictitious Togolese Register was “10% of work-in-progress”, and that in a couple of days, he was going to produce the extra “90% of the work-in-progress”, from, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Benin, Ivory Coast, etc., to prove to Ghanaians that Ghana’s voters register was over-bloated with “foreigners.”
"Amewu is only trying to fly on the wings of that lie so there is operation tiger eye to create the impression that this whole Togolese thing is true," he said in response to the latest.
Calling the claims a blatant lie, he added that if anyone is a Togolese it is Mr Peter Amewu himself.
"John Piere Amewu is his name, go and ask him where he hails from...his parents come from Togo...I have called him for a debate in the Volta region, he should meet me in Ho and let's debate it...his ancestory, where does he come from?" Mr Anyidoho said.
But on Newsnite Wednesday, Mr Amewu denied such claims telling news anchor Dzifa Bampoe he was christened John Peter Amewu, born to Ghanaian parents who hail from the Volta Region.
He said he learned to speak French during his junior school (JHS) days although he is not fluent in the language.
The NPP Volta Regional Chairman said his line of business has taken him to the Republic of Togo on several occasions but that does not make him a Togolese.
For a party that is poised to win power in December, he said they are laising with community leaders and chiefs to help prevent non-Ghanaians from voting as Ghanaians adding, "this time around we are not joking."
"The mismanagement and incompetent approach of government has opened the doors of this country to all types of citizens to come and exercise their democratic rights because they want to win elections," he said.
Mr Peter Amewu said there were Togolese on the roll during ex-President Kufour's administration but was quick to add "we all know that this current register is not in the right format that we expected it to be. The Electoral Commission (EC) themselves were convinced that the register is not 100 percent correct."
He pleaded with other foreign nationals to respect the democratic right of Ghanaians to choose those they want to lead them.
Source: myjoyonline.com
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Peter Amewu you are a 100% Togolese dare it. So don't be refering to some people as Togolese whiles you are the chief Togoleseee Non-sen-se
"But on Newsnite Wednesday, Mr Amewu denied such claims telling news anchor Dzifa Bampoe he was christened John Peter Amewu, born to Ghanaian parents who hail from the Volta Region". Which part of Volta? and where is your home town ? If you are telling us your parents are from volta that makes you a Ghanaian thus can vote,then our brothers and sisters in Togo whose parents and grandparent are from volta are also Ghanaians and thus could come and vote. For reminder the NPP should know that we the people of Volta Region have our ancestry from Notsie in Togo and we were referred to as Trans-Togo-Land Volta.A visit to Aflao and one would realised that more of our kinsmen are in Togo.Some even need not to shout before they greet their kinsmen at the other side of the boarder every day.So what is NPP and Amewu talking about...?
lol this is like a confession. If you were not able to bring the evidence for ec to remove the names. Stop making noise because if you try to prevent a DULY registered voter from voting you yourself will be arrested. Be wise
So this NPP chairman is a Togolese himself. Hmmmm NPP for you
THIS IS WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN SAYING FOR A LONG TIME, BUT THE BONE OF CONTENTION IS THAT YOU BRING THE PROOF. WHY MUST YOU LIE TO YOUR OWN PEOPLE. DID EYADEMA OF EVIL MEMORY TOLD YOU THAT?? OR THE TEN PERCENT BOGUS EXPOSE BY BAWUMIAH. MANY STAKEHOLDERS HAS BEEN CALLING FOR THE EVIDENCE,,, SO BRING IT TO ESTABLISH YOUR CLAIMS. BUT DON'T STAY THERE LIKE A BABY CRYING OVER SPILLED MILK.