Tensions Rise on Lawson TV: Kofi Akpaloo and Dr. Rashid Tanko Go Head-to-Head Over IPAC Meeting

Percival Kofi Akpaloo, the founder and leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), faced off against Dr. Rashid Tanko, the Deputy Director of Elections for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), during a heated discussion on Lawson TV/Radio regarding the recent Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting held on October 15, 2024.

The meeting, organized by the Electoral Commission (EC), brought together various political parties, civil society organizations, and donor partners to address the re-exhibition of the Provisional Voters Register (PVR), scheduled from October 15 to 19, 2024.

The session was broadcast live, highlighting the commission’s commitment to transparency.

On the ‘Ghana Se Sen’ Morning Show with Kwame Tanko, Dr. Tanko voiced the NDC’s opposition to the online voter exhibition, noting that the EC had acknowledged the discrepancies they highlighted in the voters register.

While he stated that the NDC supports the online re-exhibition, he criticized the lack of internet access for many citizens, particularly in rural areas, questioning why the EC wouldn’t consider offline options as stipulated in the C.I.

Kofi Akpaloo, responding to Dr. Tanko’s remarks, claimed the NDC’s Deputy Director was embarrassed at the meeting and suggested that Dr. Omane Boamah, the NDC’s Director of Elections, avoided attending to escape similar embarrassment.

He asserted that the NDC’s previous concerns about the voters register were misconstrued and that the EC, led by Jean Mensa, has no intention to manipulate the election.

In a sharp rebuttal, Dr. Tanko dismissed Akpaloo’s claims, emphasizing the seriousness of the NDC as a political party and stating that he wouldn’t engage in debate with someone from a “concert party.”

Akpaloo retorted that Dr. Tanko’s comments stemmed from his own embarrassment, further escalating the tension between the two.