DFP: We Have Confidence In The EC

By William Yaw Owusu

Saturday, 14 June 2008
The Democratic Freedom Party says it has full confidence in the Electoral Commission.

"The Electoral Commission is capable of organising a credible election. It is one of the best in Africa," Bede Ziedeng, general secretary of the DFP, said this in an interview in Accra yesterday.

"It is certainly not a perfect human institution, but if we are to throw away our EC I do not know what else we can hope for. We should all urged them to improve upon their performance."

On the alleged bloated voters’ register, Mr Ziedeng said "there is no bloated register. There are discrepancies but it has not affected the database as the EC rightly assured."

"The database is intact. We were all assured by the EC that the error is capable of being cured as it is a human one."

On the party’s preparations for the December poll, the DFP general secretary said "we are busily interacting with our constituency and regional executives and to equip them with the tools of political organisation and campaigning".

He said the party has already covered all the three northern regions and the Brong Ahafo Region and was expected to complete the whole country by July.

Mr Ziedeng said the DFP will embark on vigorous campaign to properly market its flag-bearer, Emmanuel Ansah-Antwi from August, saying, "We have made the necessary preparations to ensure a successful campaign".

He said "the DFP has targeted five parliamentary seats in the Upper West, six in the Upper East and 15 each in the Northern and Brong-Ahafo regions respectively," adding "we are still making assessments for the rest of the regions".

He said the party’s campaign message of "women and youth empowerment, ensuring active participation in the process of governance and the revolution of the agric sector with emphasis on subsidies have gone down well with the electorate."

"Our flag-bearer has received warm receptions from the public on his campaign trips. The DFP is carrying a unique message and we will spring a big surprise in December."