Registration of 66 Ivorians: EC starts probe; vows to deal with officials found culpable

August 9, 2020 | by Ellis Ferdinand

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The Electoral Commission (EC) has vowed to deal with any of its staff that is found culpable in registering of Ivorians into the voter register at the just ended voter’s registration exercise.

There was a report on Accra-based Utv suggesting that some Ivorians were aided to register for Ghana’s Voters’ ID card in Banda in the Bono Region.

Reacting to the video in a statement shared through its social media handles, the Electoral Commission said it will not shield any staff, both temporal and permanent that aided in the registration of the foreigners.

The Commission also assured Ghanaians of the fact that it will use of means possible to ensure that people who are not eligible to be on the voter roll is expunged from the register.

It used the opportunity to call on Ghanaians to report any official of the Electoral Commission who is involved in anything criminal with regards to the registration process.

Source: MyNewsGh.com/ Ayeh Offei-Akoto/2020

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Ellis Ferdinand

Ellis Ferdinand is the Founder of Education Ghana Media Network ,a parent Company of EducationGhana.net ,an Online Education News Blog and Education Television, an Online Digital Television Channel. Ellis Ferdinand is a Graduate of Accra College of Education and the University of Cape Coast respectively, where he obtained a Diploma In Basic Education and a Bachelor of Education in Accounting. Awards Ellis Ferdinand won Blogger of the Year at the 2018 National Students’ Awards and was also adjudged 14th Best Ghanain Blogger in 2018 among Top 50 Ghanaian Bloggers of 2018. He introduced the Concept of Education Blogging in Ghana in 2014 with his famous blog EducationGhana.net. His Blog won Best Media Promoting Education in 2017, 2018 and 2019 respectively, an Award organized by Neogenics Education Consult. In 2019, He was adjudged the Most Promising West African Blogger of the Year in Nigeria.

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