We are not conspiring with EC to Rig 2020 Elections – NIA responds to NDC
The NIA told the NDC to provide evidence to the police to support its claims
Jonas Danquah 
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has shot down allegations by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) that it was conspiring with the Electoral Commission (EC) to rig the upcoming general elections in favour of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).
The NIA debunked any such machinations, imploring the NDC to provide evidence to the police to support their accusations.
“There is no conspiracy between NIA and EC to rig the 2020 elections. Election rigging is a serious criminal matter with dire political, economic and social consequences for any nation. Any person, party or institution alleging such a criminal conspiracy has a duty to report same to the police and provide the requisite evidence to support investigations and/or prosecution” the NIA said in a press statement on Friday [May 15, 2020] in response to NDC.
The NDC had earlier accused NIA of conniving with the Electoral Commission to steer the 2020 polls in favor of the incumbent governmment.
Addressing the media on Thursday, May 14, 2020, the National Chairman of the NDC, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, alleged that the National Identification Authority prioritised the Ashanti Region during its registration exercise since the region is noted to be an NPP stronghold.
He said the NIA deployed a number of its equipment to the region in a bid to capture more people so the NPP could get more voters to be captured onto the new electoral roll.
The NIA, however, said it “does not operate on the basis of political strongholds.”
“Our operations planning is based on population statistics obtained from the Ghana Statistical Service. There has been no deliberate effort to prevent applicants in any region to register.”
The NIA also said it plays no part in the Election management architecture in Ghana, hence, wields no power to influence electoral polls.
