The Electoral Commission (EC) has declared that the results of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Walewale parliamentary primary rerun are null and void.
The electoral body took the decision after an individual snatched and destroyed some of the ballot papers during the sorting process and destroyed most of the ballot papers.
The EC Commissioner for the Walewale, speaking to journalists, announced that the party would need to decide the next steps.
“We started, and everything went very well. We finished voting, and after the voting, we did the sorting. Just when we were about to finish the sorting and do the counting, a certain man from nowhere came in, took the ballot papers, and destroyed most of them.
“The police managed to arrest the person. He is right now in police custody, and we salvaged some of the ballot papers that had been damaged,” he explained.
“…We called the two sides… After the sorting, we realized that some of the ballot papers are badly damaged in such a way that you cannot determine if they are for candidate A or B… We have to stop there for the party to take the decision… We couldn’t determine the winner today,” he stated.
Meanwhile, the Police have arrested one Kamara Bawah for causing damage to several ballot papers.
The suspect is currently in police custody, assisting with the ongoing investigation.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
