Ejisu Election: EC Trashes Viral Ballot Box Stuffing Video
The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has put to rest the controversy surrounding a viral video alleged to portray personnel of the Commission stuffing a ballot box with ballot papers during the recent by-election in the Ejisu Constituency.
In a compare-and-contrast fashion, the EC discredited the controversy surrounding the video and established that the events in it did not occur in Ghana.
“The Commission wishes to state unequivocally that the said video has nothing to do with the operations of Ghana’s Electoral Commission let alone the Ejisu by-election.”
The Commission highlighted materials used by the people in the video and that of the EC in Ghana including their vests, ballot boxes, the polling station, inscriptions and more.
“The vest the Ghana Electoral Commission uses for its operations is blue. The official in the video is wearing a green vest. The second person seen in the video is wearing an orange vest. As stated, the Electoral Commission of Ghana uses a blue vest for its Operation Staff.
“The Electoral Commission of Ghana’s Polling Stations are cited in open spaces but the Polling Station in the video is in an enclosed area. Each Polling Station at Ejisu had at least six Police Officers in addition to the Agents of the Candidates. This is not the case in the video being circulated.”
It furthered, “All the ballot boxes of the Electoral Commission of Ghana are labelled according to the name and code of each Polling Station. The labels are boldly pasted on the ballot box. The ballot box in the video is not labelled.
“Each Polling Station in Ejisu had only one ballot box. Two ballot boxes are displayed in the video. The inscription on the vest worn by the man in the video is not in the English language. That of the Electoral Commission of Ghana is in the English language.”
The commission thus urged the public to disregard the circulating video as it posited that it is aimed at tarnishing its image and credibility.
It also assured of its commitment to delivering credible, fair, peaceful and transparent elections in 2024.
Source: opemsuo.com /Hajara Fuseini
