The EC has issued a statement and was signed by its Deputy Chairman in charge of Operations, Amadu Sulley, that says they have “noted with grave concern the vandalisation of their Biometric Voter Registration equipment at a registration centre in the Asokwa sub-metro of the Ashanti region.”
“The second day of the ongoing limited voter registration exercise On Friday 29th April, 2016, a group of thugs stormed the Gyenyaase registration centre and smashed the registration kit into pieces. They also destroyed registration materials and took away used Challenge Forms (containing details of those whose registrations have been challenged), copies of Form 1C and the hand-held scanner. ”
“The Commission strongly condemns such acts of lawlessness perpetrated by individuals whose sole motive is to disrupt the ongoing registration exercise,” the statement added. The statement again advised the public to use the provided procedures for addressing grievances or disputes that may arise at the registration centres.
According to the Commission, the police in the Ashanti Region has also arrested one person suspected of having deployed thugs to some centres in the ongoing exercise adding that the suspect will assist with investigations.
“We wish to assure the people in the affected area that efforts are ongoing to retrieve their registration data. Meanwhile, the registration process will continue at the Centre as scheduled. We urge our registration officers to remain calm and not be intimidated by the actions of any group while the security agencies take measures to protect them and the registration materials.
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