The largest opposition party, New Patriotic Party (NPP), has indicated that it wants a new voters’ register compiled for credible and transparent elections come 2016, saying it believes the current register if full of flaws. Addressing a press conference on August 18, 2015, the vice presidential candidate of the party, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, revealed that the…
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