Deputy Chairperson of the Electoral Commission in charge of operations, Samuel Tettey has debunked claims by the Minority leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson that seven biometric devices have gone missing.
According to him, only five laptops are missing and not BVD’s
The Minority in Parliament on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, raised alarm over 7 missing biometric verification devices of the electoral commission and demanded a detailed report of police investigations arguing the development could compromise this year’s elections.
According to the NDC MPs, the EC led by chairperson Jean Adukwei Mensah in a meeting with the leadership of Parliament confirmed the development.
Addressing the media minority leader Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson demanded a detailed report from the police on investigation into the matter. Dr. Forson warned the missing devices could be used to compromise the upcoming elections
But Deputy chairperson in charge of operations of the election management body Samuel Tettey at a ‘Let the Citizen Know’ series said the allegations are blatant falsehoods and should be treated with the contempt.
“No BVDs have been stolen. To set the records straight the Commission recently undertook routine service of its biometric registration kits. It was during this maintenance that we discovered the theft of five laptops from the biometric voter registration kits,” he narrated.
Source: Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh/103.5FM
