The Ghana Police Service wishes to inform the public that an incident involving the broken seal of one electoral material bag in Koforidua, intended for distribution to one of the constituencies within the Eastern Region, has been successfully resolved.
“It has been revealed that when the bags were removed from the armoury, one of the seals was found to be off.
“It has been established that this occurred as a result of the packing and unpacking of the bags”, the Police narrated in a brief statement.
It continued: “The broken seal has been found and the contents of the bag have been confirmed to be intact by the stakeholders, including the Electoral Commission and representatives of the political parties who witnessed the incident.”
Meanwhile, the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has acknowledged a shortage of ballot papers for both presidential and parliamentary elections in the Keta, Ketu North, Ho Central, Hohoe, and Ho West constituencies within the Volta Region.
In a letter dated November 28, 2024, and signed by the Deputy Chairman of Operations, Samuel Tettey, the EC confirmed that steps are being taken to resolve the shortfall. “The shortfalls will be printed by the Acts Commercials,” the letter stated, emphasizing the Commission’s dedication to addressing the problem without delay.
To ensure transparency, the EC has invited representatives from all political parties and independent presidential candidates to observe the printing of the additional ballots.
“Political Parties and Independent Presidential Candidates are to provide two (2) representatives each to observe the printing process on Friday, 29th November 2024, at 10:00 am at the premises of the Acts Commercials Printing House, Accra,” the letter further instructed.
