Chief Editor for UN News at the United Nations, Ben Dotsei Malor, has expressed concerns over what he describes as 'worrying ballot paper irregularities in opposition strongholds.' In response to the 's identification of ballot paper shortfalls for both the presidential and parliamentary elections in five constituencies in the Volta Region, Ben Dotsei Malor questioned the timing of these occurrences, raising concerns about the recent developments at the EC.
In a Facebook post on Friday, November 29, 2024, he stated that the 's release regarding the ballot paper shortfalls just one week before Ghana's major elections is troubling.
Dotsei Malor raised some critical questions, asking why the shortfall and recent issues with ballot reprinting appear to be occurring only in the strongholds of the opposition party, and not in other regions.
He contends that the sequence of events unfolding ahead of the elections cannot be attributed to mere coincidence. "ELECTIONS - WORRYING BALLOT PAPER IRREGULARITIES IN OPPOSITION STRONGHOLDS : 1.