The Electoral Commission (EC) says two of its officers who tampered with the Presidential ballot papers in the Awutu Senya West and Bawku Central constituencies in the Central and Upper East regions have been arrested.
The two are currently in police custody.
This was contained in a statement issued by the Commission today (December, 7, 2020).
According to the Statement, the officers have been identified as Mary Adasti, who was stationed at a polling station in the Awutu Senya West constituency and Ahmed Shafawu Alhaji who was at the Salam Grinding Mill polling station at Bawku Central.
“In the case of Bawku Central, only one of such ballots was used. However the case of Awutu Senya West, none of the ballots were used” the Statement said
The Commission assured the general public that the “officers will be prosecuted and dealt with by law”.
BELOW IS A COPY OF THE STATEMENT
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