We won’t shield officers found complicit in any electoral malpractice – Electoral Commission 

The Electoral Commission (EC) has stated that it will not protect any of its officers should they engage in electoral malpractices.

According to the Deputy Chairperson in charge of Corporate Services, Dr Eric Bossman Asare, this assurance reaffirms the EC’s commitment to ensuring free and fair elections.

Dr. Asare told the media in press briefing on Monday, September 2, that both temporary and permanent officers will be made to face the law if they engage in illegal acts.

“The Commission would like to assure the public that it will not shield any of its officers (both permanent and temporary) found complicit in any electoral malpractices and will always allow such persons to face the full rigours of the law,” he said.

This comes in a response to concerns raised by political parties, including the National Democratic Congress (NDC) following the voter exhibition.

Some illegal transfer of 38 voters took place in the Pusiga District, a situation that has resulted in the suspension of the EC’s electoral officer in that area.

The Commission also admitted its mistakes in the Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam Constituency, stating that the anomalies have been rectified.

“In the preparations towards the 2024 Exhibition Exercise, the Absent Voters List and the Transferred Voters List inadvertently included all transfers that had been done since 2020 when this Register was first prepared. This has resulted in a higher-than-expected number of Absent and Transferred Voters.”

“This understandably may have caused some anxiety to our stakeholders, as exemplified by the press conference addressed by the NDC in the Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam Constituency of the Central Region.”

“The Commission has corrected this anomaly and will share with all the Political Parties the corrected Absent and Transferred Voters List for each Polling Station that contains only those applicants who successfully applied for transfers or special voting for the 2024 General Elections,” Dr. Asare noted.

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