The Electoral Com­mission (EC) last Thursday disposed of defective ballot papers from the Ahafo and Volta regions due to serialisation errors.

The defective ballots were incinerated at the Adipa Waste Management Centre, located near Nsawam in the Eastern Region, as part of efforts to ensure their se­cure disposal and uphold electoral integrity.

The destruction process was conducted under strict supervi­sion, with representatives from political parties, officers from the Ghana Police Service, the National Investigations Bureau, National Se­curity, and members of the media present to ensure transparency and accountability.

Addressing journalists during the exercise Deputy Director of Elec­toral Services at the EC, Mr Asante Kissi, revealed that a total of 27,414 presidential and parliamen­tary ballots from the Volta Region, along with 9,584 from the Ahafo Region, were incinerated as part of a ballot disposal exercise.