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Election: (CSD-Ghana) Backs The NDC’s “Enough is Enough” Protest In Demand For A Credible Voters’Register

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The CSD-Ghana believes strongly that the foundation of any free and fair election is a credible register and as such, any effort towards having a credible Voters’ Register must be supported by all democracy lovers. The Electoral Commission has admitted to many errors in the Electoral Roll, as pointed out by the NDC, but has failed to allow for an independent forensic audit into the same. The EC, for example, has admitted that there were illegal vote transfers in Sagnerigu, Pusiga and Tamale South by an Electoral Commission Official in Tamale South. According to the EC, these illegal transfers went through because there was no “liveness check” mechanism in place to prevent such situations.  The NDC says the situation is widespread so there must be an audit. This is a fair and reasonable call to make, but the EC has remained intransigent. CSD-Ghana stands ready to fully participate in this protest and asks other democracy lovers to join us to mount enough pressure on the Electoral Commis

Wa Senior High Technical school, stranded following a fire outbreak

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Over 200 girls of the Wa Senior High Technical school have been left stranded following a fire outbreak that razed portions of the main girls’ dormitory block at the school. The inferno started at about 8:00 pm last night, destroying five rooms and the belongings of the girls in the one-story dormitory block. It took the intervention of personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service to bring the disaster under control, thereby preventing the fire from razing down the entire dormitory block. Assistant Divisional Fire Officer, Iddrisu Imran who led the team of firefighters to the scene disclosed that the immediate cause of the fire was not known but that his outfit had commenced investigations into the disaster that rendered the over 200 girls homeless. “The top floor about five rooms were affected, the fire started burning before we were called, we are trying our best to quench the fire