The NDC's Deputy Director of Elections and IT has accused the Ashanti Regional Electoral Commission (EC) Director of undermining electoral procedures by blocking the NDC from sealing ballot boxes during Monday's special voting exercise.
Dr Rashid Tanko-Computer speaking on Joy News' PM Express, described the incident as a serious violation of electoral laws and a threat to Ghana's democracy. "The Special Voting wasn't rosy," he revealed during an interview on Joy News' PM Express on Tuesday. "If not because we had to hold back our anger, it would have starred in the face of Ghanaians." Dr Tanko-Computer detailed the events of Sunday evening, a day before the special voting exercise when the EC distributed ballot boxes and electoral materials.
He explained that, traditionally, political parties are allowed to place their seals on ballot boxes alongside those of the EC, a process aimed at safeguarding the integrity of the elections.
However, Tanko-Computer alleged that the Ashanti Regional EC Director gave explicit instructions to district officers to deny the NDC the opportunity to place their seals on the ballot boxes. "I am saying he gave instructions.
