The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced that it will deploy monitoring teams nationwide and operate an independent collation centre to track proceedings and results of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential primaries scheduled for Saturday, January 31, 2026.
Rashid Tanko-Computer, Deputy National Director of Elections of the NDC, told Joy FM’s Kwau Asante that the move is aimed at ensuring transparency in the NPP’s internal electoral process.
“The NDC is deploying our people across the country, and we have set up our own collation centre to track the process and the results as they come in,” Mr. Tanko-Computer said. “This is about protecting the integrity of our democratic process.”
According to him, the NDC has limited confidence in how the governing party conducts its internal elections, prompting the need for independent verification of results in real time.
Mr. Tanko-Computer referenced previous disputes within the NPP, including the so-called “38.2 per cent group,” where some aspirants accused others of manipulating past elections. He also cited reports of the formation of an “Anti-Rigging Squared” group within the party as further evidence of internal mistrust.
“When you see factions within the same party forming groups to prevent rigging against one another, it shows a serious trust deficit,” he noted.
The NDC official further alleged possible pre-voting irregularities, claiming that some ballot papers may have already been thumb-printed in favour of a particular candidate.
“There are serious concerns, including reports that some ballot papers have been thumb-printed before voting even begins, and that is worrying,” he said.
Mr. Tanko-Computer stressed that the NDC’s monitoring efforts are intended to prevent what he described as the potential “cooking of figures” during the primaries. He also expressed suspicion of possible collaboration between the NPP and the Electoral Commission (EC) to influence the outcome of the contest.
“We are being very vigilant because we cannot rule out possible collusion between the NPP and the Electoral Commission. That is why our people will be on the ground and at the collation centre to monitor everything closely,” he said.
He added that NDC observers will be stationed at various polling centres nationwide, in addition to the party’s central collation centre.
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