Kwame Governs Agbodza, the Minority Chief Whip in Parliament and Member of Parliament for Adaklu, has raised concerns about the Electoral Commission’s decision to eliminate the use of indelible ink in the upcoming 2024 general elections.
He expressed scepticism and found it suspicious that the same ink was employed in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primaries held on Saturday, January 27, 2024.
Agbodza suggested that the EC’s proposal to abandon indelible ink, which is crucial for preventing multiple votes, might be a strategy to manipulate the elections in favour of the ruling party.
“Jean Mensah is using INDELIBLE INK for the NPP internal elections. Why is it necessary to do this for the NPP elections but not necessary for the NATIONAL ELECTIONS? She will NEVER be allowed to throw our country into chaos .2024 ELECTIONS WILL HAPPEN WITH INDELIBLE INK AT ALL COSTS,” his X post read.
In a recent press conference, the Electoral Commission (EC) announced that the use of indelible ink would no longer be necessary during elections.
The commission indicated that they have implemented a biometric authentication system to replace indelible ink, which is a semi-permanent dye traditionally applied to a voter’s finger, to prevent double voting.
This new approach is currently being tested in the ongoing district elections.