The Electoral Commission has said that it will replace the six (6) ballot boxes that supposedly fell off a pickup truck, and went missing in the Western Region before Election Day on December 7th.
In a post on its official Facebook page, the EC stated that, “for the six empty ballot boxes that fell off the pickup truck in the Western Region, a report has been made to the police. They will be replaced by the Commission before election day”.
The NPP in the Western Region which raised red flags over the incident; has called on its constituency executives in the region; to go to their respective district EC offices and ensure that all ballot papers are counted.
Public angry over replacement
Meanwhile, over 130 persons who commented on the EC’s post as at the time of our check; expressed their anger over the Commission’s reaction to the issue.
According to them, the EC must commit itself to assisting the police in looking for the missing ballot boxes rather than replacing them.
Some argued that the danger associated with the six getting into wrong hands can have disturbing consequences on the December 7 polls.
Speaking to Citi News in Takoradi, the Western Regional Secretary of the NPP, Charles Cromwell Bissue, explained that “on 16th of November 2016, when the ballot boxes were being transported to the various constituencies in the region, in between Tarkwa, six of the boxes went missing. It was reported to the Tarkwa Police; but later had to be reported to the Kwesimintsim Police Command yesterday [Friday].
We got wind of it and we were told the police have started investigations it.”
‘We’re unhappy’
He added that, “as a political party we are not happy. As a result, we have called for a regional executive committee meeting to look into the matter.
The reason is that; as a political party we are trying to restore democratic integrity into our electoral processes. However, there are so much suspicions transpiring now, in view of the fact that people do not trust the EC now. We were helping the EC to restore integrity but it appears the EC does not want it.”
Poor security for election materials?
It appears there’s very little security for the election materials considering the importance of such a national exercise. When Citi News visited the Western Regional office of the Electoral Commission, the election materials were being arranged in the open with no security.
The wired-fence wall to the regional office has collapsed for several months, making the premises easily accessible.
Source: Citifmonline.com
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Massa; this is simple ; the NDC and the EC-Mrs Osei are in cohorts to rig the election through various strategies ; the missing boxes are a planned strategy to replace them after the election with NDC stamped ballots and the proper ones removed by the EC ; the only thing the NPP can do is just monitor the ballot boxes with their lifes after the elections because any discrepancy you see are all planned initiatives by the NDC ; you simply have to monitir these NDC RATS ; Jon Mahama will do anything to win this election because the stakes are too high for the NDC ; if Jon Mahama loses ; it is likely there will be a big split and JJ Rawlings will say I told you so ; it is likely NAN Konadu might come back again ; the old hands in the NDC will be kicked out ; ET Mensah; To..to..bi Quakye ; the Ahwoi brothers At and Kwamena Ahwoi ; the Tsikata brothers and alot of the old hands in the NDC will be booted out ; a Jon Mahama defeat will see a lot of the corrupt initiatives by Jon Mahama investigated by Nana Addo ; the death of Atta Mills ; Woyome Fraud will investigated again with a vegenance ;and the latest fraud initiative by government and woyome will be investigated and cancelled ; a special prosecutors office will charged to imvestigate a lot of the corruption in the system today !!!!!!!
Charlotte EC boss think and stop this silly games. Don't think you are smart you are being an ***barred word*** just sit up
That is what happens when incompetent president appoints equally incompetent EC boss. Incompetent + Incompetent=2Incompetent hahahah asem ooo Concert paaa ni!!
Is EC okay at all? How can it do a thing like this? Carting ballot boxes on truck? Eii Ghana is in the hands of fawoto b3gye post!
The actions and in-actions of the EC and the ruling NDC surely point to the fact that they have a grand scheme in place to to rig the election 2016 for President Mahama. Their diabolical plans get exposed by the day. The EC is not perturbed and shows no remorse about the missing six ballot boxes but to only come out to simply say they will be replaced. Ghanaians are not kids and must demand to see the six lost boxes and not their replacement. The international communities are watching. This is a shame to say the least.
this same Charlotte Osei stood as an MP in NDC some time back but didn't win and she is going to do all that she can for ndc to win again but this time no way madam Charlotte Osei, you know where exactly those boxes are so tell those guys who are hiding the boxes to bring them ok and don't even think of doing anything funny anyway NANA ADDO ALL THE WAY...... JUST CHECKED MY VOTERS ID AGAIN
God Almighty, please we need credible, transparent, free and fair election. I pray in the name of Jesus Christ that you expose,shame and punish anybody esp. EC officials who try to rig this election. May all their plans and devices come to nothing. Amen
FOR all you know the have the ballot papers already. Don't make a second mistake. Thank you...
Extra vigilance on the part of the npp is the key to expose the ec-ndc we wicked collaboration. Npp, open your eyes wide these last days, yoooooooooo
THIS IS A PLAN WORK BETWEEN THE EC N NPP JM B3 TOASO