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The Electoral Commission of Ghana has instructed its officials to sanitize all of its fingerprint scanner equipment before and after used by applicants in the ongoing voter registration exercise.

According to a statement signed by the EC and copied to Peacefmonline; “It is important to note that the Commission as part of anti-COVID-19 protocols instructed officials to sanitize the hands of all applicants before and after every process.”

“Officials have been directed to also clean the fingerprint scanners with a wet wipe after every use during the intensive training organized for them before the exercise began. The Commission has taken the issue up and investigation has begun,” the EC said.

This follows reports circulating on social media about the failure of some registration officials at certain centers to sanitize the equipment in adherence to COVID-19 safety protocols.

The Commission adds it will not hesitate to take the necessary action against any official found to be negligent in the observance of the COVID-19 protocols.

See the EC’s directive below:

EC CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY OF APPLICANTS

The Electoral Commission’s (EC’s) attention has been drawn to a post circulating on social media about the failure of some registration officials at certain centres to clean fingerprint scanners before and after their use.

It is important to note that the Commission as part of anti-COVID-19 protocols instructed officials to sanitize the hands of all applicants before and after every process.

Officials have been directed to also clean the fingerprint scanners with a wet wipe after every use during the intensive training organized for them before the exercise began.

The Commission has taken the issue up and investigation has begun. The EC will not hesitate to take the necessary action against any official found to be negligent in the observance of the COVID-19 protocols.

Additionally, the EC has alerted its monitoring teams to put that agenda on their radar as well as re-echo the precautionary measures to its temporary staff.

Safety of applicants is foremost in the registration process and the Commission will go to any length to observe the measures outlined by the Ghana Health Service.

Individuals are encouraged to draw the attention of registration officials to any anomaly to ensure the safety of everybody participating in the registration exercise.

The Commission reiterates its commitment to the safety protocols and urges applicants to collaborate with registration officials by observing the safety protocols, which include wearing face masks, washing hands, checking temperature
and sanitizing hands before and after the registration exercise in order to keep safe.