The Electoral Commission (EC) has burnt defective ballot papers printed for the Ahafo and Volta regions, following mistakes discovered in the serial numbers.

On Thursday, November 21, 2024, the Commission transported three trucks fully loaded with the defective ballot papers from Accra to Nsawam-Adoagyiri in the Eastern Region for destruction.

The defective electoral materials were burnt in the presence of agents from political parties, the National Intelligence Bureau, Ghana Police Service, the media and officials from the EC.

A total of 184 presidential ballot paper bags and 66 parliamentary ballot paper bags for the Volta Region, as well as 67 presidential ballot paper bags and 21 parliamentary ballot paper bags for the Ahafo Region were destroyed.