The Electoral Commission of Ghana has sacked three of its temporal staff for stealing eight forms IA from the District office of the Commission at Sagnarigu in the Northern region of Ghana.
The
Electoral Commission indicated that steps are been taken to deal with the
polling agent whose name was given as Alhassan Abdulai Mohammed.
This comes after a polling agent for one of the political parties was arrested for possessing form IA.
READ THE FULL STATEMENT BELOW…
“On
Saturday 4th July, 2020, the Electoral Commission was formally notified of the
then of eight (8) Form IA forms from its District Office at the Sagnarigu
Municipality in the Northern Region. The forms were stolen by a Polling Agent
of one of the Political Panics.
The said Agent by name Alhassan Abdullai Mohammed has
been apprehended by the Police and will be dealt with in accord.tt with the
law.
The
Commission has however taken steps to dismiss the three (3) Temporary Officials
who were manning the registration kits at the District Office in the Sagnarigu
Municipality.
This comes to assure the General Public
that the Electoral Commission will not shield any staff; permanent or temporary
who engages in misconduct during the Voters Registration Exercise.
We
urge the General Public to draw the Electoral Commission’s attention to acts of
misconduct that and to violate the protocols and guidelines pm in place to
govern the Voters Registration Exercise.
SYLVIA ANSON (MRS.) AG. DIRECTOR, PUBLIC AFFAIRS
SYLVIA ANSON (MRS.) AG. DIRECTOR, PUBLIC AFFAIRS
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