The Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) has relieved two temporary officials arrested in the Savannah Region on Friday, July 17 of their positions.
26-year-old Mumuni Abilla, an Electoral Commission official, was on Thursday arrested by the Northern region police for conducting registration in his own residence.
The suspect, a data entry clerk at the Kpanshegu registration center in the North East Gonja District of the Savannah region had the BVR kit in his room at Vittin in Tamale.
They were handed over to the police, who immediately launched investigations into the arrest.
Twelve persons are said to have been registered on the BVR kits at the time of arrest.
A statement issued by the EC on Saturday said it is working with the security agencies “to ensure that the suspects are made to face the full rigours of the law”.
It said the BVR kits are, however, still in the custody of the police.
“The Commission wishes to assure the general public that it will not shield any of its staff, temporary or permanent, who find themselves on the wrong side of the law.”
Below is full statement
TWO TEMPORARY OFFICIALS OF EC IN SAVANNAH REGION DISMISSED
The Electoral Commission has noted with grave concern acts of misconduct on the part of two temporary Registration Officials who
were alleged to have been caught in the course of illegally registering residents of a community in Tamale.
The Commission is currently working with the Security Agencies to ensure that the suspects are made to face the full rigorous of the law.
The Officials have been relieved of their posts pending investigations. Meanwhile, the Registration Kit used for the alleged illegal registration
remains in police custody.
The Commission wishes to assure the general public that it will not shield any of its staff, temporary or permanent, who find themselves on
the wrong side of the law.
We call on the General Public to expose acts, which are aimed at undermining the integrity of the 2020 Voters Registration Exercise.
