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The upcoming 2016 polls has been described by the Deputy General Secretary of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Obiri Boahen as one that will determine the future of Ghanaians.

According to the Deputy Chief Scribe, this year’s election is very crucial because Ghanaians are looking up to this elections to end the unbearable utility tariffs inflicted on them by President John Dramani Mahama’s administration.

Speaking on Okay Fm’s Ade Akye Abia Morning Show, Nana Obiri Boahen reasoned that the crucialness of this year’s election is also based on the fact that Ghanaians are finding it difficult to pay their rent amidst unavailability of jobs in the country.

“It must be established clear that the 2016 election is very crucial because it will determine the future of Ghanaians. It is crucial because majority of Ghanaians are unable to pay the increasing rent, electricity and water tariffs inflicted on them by President Mahama,” he averred.

Taking inspiration from the Supreme Court ruling that elections are won at the polling stations, Nana Obiri Boahen posited that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will fervently police the polling stations to ensure Ghanaians’ votes are accurately counted for.

He however insisted that he distrust the Electoral Commission (EC) to organise a clean election in the country; thus he would prefer a prostitute to the EC when it comes to matters of trust in the Ghanaian election system.

The NPP functionary made this comment when he was reacting to the Supreme Court’s Tuesday decision in which the EC was directed to purge the electoral of persons who registered with National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) cards.

This was a follow-up to the apex court’s earlier decision on May 5 in a case brought before it by a former National Youth Organiser of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Abu Ramadan and Evans Nimako in which the EC was ordered to rid the Voters’ register of undesirable names such as names of minors, ghost names and those who registered with the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) cards.