The Electoral Commission (EC) has dismissed as baseless reports that a single Ghana card was used to register 17 people in the ongoing registration drive at Pusiga District Registration Centre on May 13, 2024.
It was determined that around 17 people utilised counterfeit Ghana Card numbers during the ongoing Voter Registration Exercise at the aforementioned centre.
The officer accused of allowing this to happen was sacked by the EC and detained by the police. Responding to the event, the EC stated that the Registration Officer was determined to be culpable.
It explained that the officer failed to physically verify the Ghana Card of each applicant but instead accepted the fraudulent numbers from Party Agents who had accompanied the 17 applicants.
“Upon investigation, it was revealed that the Ghana Card numbers were fake. It was further discovered that the Registration Officer was complicit because he did not physically inspect the Ghana Card of individual applicants but rather accepted the fake numbers from Party Agents who had accompanied the 17 applicants.
“The Registration Officer was dismissed. A report was made to the Police and he was arrested. He has since been granted a police enquiry bail while the Police continue with their investigations. The 17 Applicants were subsequently registered through the Guarantor System.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
