The Electoral Commission (EC) has urged the policy think tank, IMANI Africa, to avoid going to the media with concerns about the electoral body.
Instead, Dr. Serebour Quaicoe, the Director of Electoral Services, encouraged IMANI to utilize due processes and legal channels to address any issues.
Dr. Quaicoe made this statement during an interview on Adom FM’s morning show, Dwaso Nsem, on Monday.
“People must be patient to understand issues. Even if we have faulted, why do they always run to the media? Why the attacks in the media? There are procedures they can use to seek redress. The media attacks are unnecessary,” he lamented.
Following IMANI Africa’s concerns raised on social media and in media reports regarding the discovery of 10 obsolete biometric verification devices (BVDs) at a recycling company in Madina, the Electoral Commission (EC) has responded.
The EC clarified that these devices were legally auctioned and had been acquired before the 2012 elections. However, IMANI Africa has continued to question the EC’s explanation.
Franklin Cudjoe, President of IMANI Africa, raised doubts about the number of BVDs auctioned off and the disposal process of the remaining devices.
He expressed concerns about the EC’s leadership and the transparency of their actions, suggesting a pattern of misconduct and misinformation.
Mr Cudjoe called on the media to conduct further investigations to address these questions, emphasizing the importance of maintaining the credibility of the electoral process in Ghana.