The Electoral Commission (EC) has assured the public that alternative methods are in place to verify the results of the Ablekuma North Constituency Parliamentary election, despite the destruction of ballot papers in a fire.
The fire, which occurred on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at the Kwashieman Cluster of Schools, destroyed key electoral materials, including ballot papers and pink sheets.
In an interview with Citi News during an event hosted by the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD) on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, to present findings on incidents during the 2024 elections, the EC’s Director for Training, Dr. Serebour Quaicoe, assured that the fire would not affect the verification process for the contested constituency results.
Dr Quaicoe also emphasized the importance of preserving electoral integrity and avoiding precedents that could undermine the process.
“The ballot boxes have been burnt, but we have results in other forms. So once we can gather the results from other forms and once they are complete, we can collate it. My point is that we should not set the precedent so that somebody can truncate the process.
“Because if it becomes like the survival of the fittest, the one who can bully his way or her way becomes the winner. I do not think we should get there. If that is the decision of the voter, it should be upheld. So we should do anything that will uphold the decision of the voter, not technicalities,” he stated.
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