EC sacks Pusiga district officer over unauthorised voter transfers
This decision comes in light of findings during the exhibition of the provisional voter's register, which revealed that the officer had transferred voters without their consent from two polling stations
The Electoral Commission (EC) has confirmed that the appointment of the district electoral officer at Pusiga in the Upper East Region has been terminated.
This decision comes in light of findings during the exhibition of the provisional voter’s register, which revealed that the officer had transferred voters without their consent from two polling stations in the Tamale South constituency and one in the Sagnarigu constituency to the Pusiga constituency in the Upper East Region.
The development was contained in a response to a petition from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) demanding a forensic audit of the voter’s register.
“We acknowledge that our Officer in Pusiga carried out 38 unauthorized transfers. The said transfers have been reversed and the Officer’s appointment has been terminated”, the EC confirmed.
The EC emphasized the integrity of its systems, noting that all transfers are meticulously recorded, including the date, time, and responsible officers, making them verifiable within the Voter Management System (VMS). It also addressed the NDC’s concerns regarding claims of “15,000 instances of unidentifiable voter transfer paths,” stating that the party has yet to provide evidence for these allegations.
“All data, from registration to transfers and amendments are not deleted from the Voter Management System. All voters registered in the VMS can be accounted for,” the Commission assured.
It further explained that even if voter data becomes corrupted, there exists paper or electronic evidence indicating that a registration occurred, enabling the Commission to identify voters and invite them for inclusion if they are missing from the Provisional Voters Register.
Regarding the demand for a re-exhibition of the voter’s register, the EC confirmed that due to time constraints, it cannot conduct a physical exhibition exercise but will facilitate an online exhibition of the register until Election Day.
The Commission reiterated its rejection of the NDC’s calls for a forensic audit, stating that the legal and administrative processes to clean the register have not been fully utilised, making such an audit unwarranted at this stage.
“As a Commission, we are of the view that the existing legal and administrative processes for cleaning the PVR have not been fully exhausted to justify the call for a forensic audit,” the EC emphasized.
Reporting By Jonathan Ofori, Asaase Newsroom
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