The Electoral Commission (EC) has dismissed allegations in a viral video claiming that EC-branded bags filled with dollars were being smuggled out of the country by the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
In a statement signed by Mr. Samuel Tettey, Deputy Chairman in charge of Operations, EC explained that the bags contained faulty ballot papers originally printed for the 2024 elections in the Ahafo and Volta regions, which were subsequently destroyed.
“Unfortunately, the original audio of the video has been muted and replaced with a voice making false claims. The individual falsely alleges that the EC-branded bags, which actually contained ballot papers meant for destruction, were filled with dollars being smuggled by the NPP,” the statement read.
The EC also called on the public to disregard the allegations, clarifying that the faulty ballot papers were destroyed by Zoomlion under the Commission’s supervision due to serialization errors.
The statement added that the destruction process was carried out transparently, with the media present and certificates of destruction issued as evidence of compliance.
“The presence of Electoral Commission staff and Zoomlion personnel in the video is explained by the supervised destruction of the ballot papers. The original video and certificates of destruction are available as proof that the allegations are baseless and misleading”.
The EC reiterated its commitment to transparency and urged the public to trust only verified information to avoid being misled by falsehoods.
Read full statement below:
