Vote NO On December 17 Referendum-NDC Appeal To Ghanaians
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has urged Ghanaians to vote ‘no’ in the upcoming referendum, which is slated for December 17, 2019.
The referendum is proposing the amendment of Article 55 (3) of the 1992 Constitution which will make local government elections partisan.
National Chairman, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo addressing the media on Tuesday said the system should remain non-partisan and that individuals should contest the District Assembly and Unit Committee elections on their own merit.
“We, therefore, decided to campaign for a NO vote at the referendum and to urge all Ghanaians to vote NO at the referendum.
“The consequence of exporting this polarization into the District Assemblies is that very soon in our villages, there will be “NDC Communal Labour day” and “NPP Communal Labour day”. There will also be “NDC market” and “NPP market” And so on and so forth,” he said.
The NDC believes amending Article 55 will result in many consequential matters and pitfalls which it says the government is yet to consider.
He was of the view that the proposed amendment should have been subjected to intense public discussion as it required for holding referenda on any provision of the Constitution.
Source: Rashid Obodai Provencal|rainbowradioonline
