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Claims that excessive ballots are being printed for the next general elections have been rejected by the Electoral Commission (EC).
Samuel Tettey, the EC’s Deputy Chairman of Operations, stated that the commission has taken notice of the claim that more ballots were being printed.
His comments come after the National Democratic Congress (NDC) demanded that the EC provide the serial numbers of each ballot.
Speaking on Sunday, November 3, during the National Peace Campaign’s launch, he remarked “The allegation of the ballot printing, which is currently in the public domain, is not true. We would like to assure the people of Ghana, that the processes are so inclusive, so participatory, open and transparent. As we speak all political parties have their agents at the printing houses.”
“We also have the police at the printing houses, monitoring the process as has been the practice. All excess ballots printed are shredded in the presence of party agents and the certificate is signed.”
“We wish to state that our processes are so transparent and that the commission cannot print excess ballots. We would call on the public not to panic about this news story, as it’s not the case. The commission remains committed.”
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
