Some key administrative work towards the gazetting of the 2024 general election results is on hold as most Electoral Commission (EC) staff have decided to stay away from work for fear of attacks by thugs seeking to seize control of the commission.
The commission's headquarters is one of several state institutions that came under attack on Tuesday, December 11, leaving staff traumatized.
A staff member of the commission, who spoke to Joy News on condition of anonymity, said that the thugs who attacked the commission were dressed in National Democratic Congress (NDC) shirts.
According to the person, the irate youth invaded some of their offices. "Yesterday [Tuesday], a group of people dressed in NDC shirts, in two Land Cruisers and with people on motorbikes chanting and singing, came to the office.