The Ghana Police Service has interrogated an Electoral Commission official in the Afadjato South District for transporting election materials in a private vehicle.
The release about the development disclosed by the Electoral Commission also noted that the private vehicle was without police escort as election management protocol demands.
“The Electoral Commission wishes to inform the General Public that Officers of the Ghana Police Service yesterday questioned the Commission’s District Electoral Officer (DEO) of the Afadjato South in the Volta Region for transporting Election Materials in a private vehicle without Police escort. The Police subsequently took custody of the items,” the statement signed by the EC Deputy Chair in charge of Operations. Samuel Tettey read.
The commission, which reminded election officials about the standard protocol in moving election materials, pledged to liase with the police to further probe the matter.
“The policy of the Commission is for its Officers to transport all Election Materials in official vehicles with Police escort where necessary. The Commission will conduct its own internal investigations while also cooperating with the Police in their investigations,” the release read.
EC also sought to allay fears that the materials might have been tempered with, telling the public the officer’s violation of its policy “will not in any way compromise the elections in the Afadjato South Constituency”.
By : Mitchell Asare Amoamah
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