The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has called on the Ghana Police Service to investigate the ex-president of Ghana John Dramani Mahama’s claims that the Commission printed 1 million ballots and stuffed into boxes across the country during the 2020 Presidential polls.
The Commission has described former President Mahama’s claim as ‘untrue’.
Mr. Mahama who made the comment during his ‘Thank You Tour’ in the Oti Region was replied by the Commission during its ‘Let the Citizen Know” series aimed at providing an update on the 2020 elections.
‘The Former President has said the EC thumb printed 1million ballots in favour of the president. This is untrue. This is a grave matter that undermines the credibility of our electoral process and should not be ignored. We call on him to provide evidence to support his claim. This is not a matter to be ignored and we call on the Ghana Police Service to investigate this,” the EC stated.
Mr. Mahama speaking to some Chiefs of Oti Region indicated that one million ballot papers were printed yet one million was found elsewhere.
“Tell me, which election in Ghana was ballot papers printed yet one million ballot papers were found elsewhere…
“We didn’t witness this under Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan [but] she knew there was ballot stuffing,” he stated.