Kumawu bye election: EC sacks Polling Officer for misconduct (video)

The Electoral Commission of Ghana EC has reportedly sack one of its Polling Officers for allegedly directing an old voter to vote for the ruling New Patriotic Party NPP in the ongoing by-elections.

The female polling officer in charge of Methodist JHS, Bodomase 2, was accused of forcing the old woman to vote for NPP when she actually wanted to vote for the National Democratic Congress NDC.

A family of the old woman who raised alarm over the situation said she initially wanted to help her old grandmother in the boot but was asked to step aside by the said EC official.

Speaking to OTEC News Jacob Agyenim Boateng, the family member said the EC official after asking her to stand aside forced the old lady to vote for the NPP candidate when the woman asked to put her hand for the NDC candidate.

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The situation caused a serious banter between some NDC supporters and their agents and the officials of the Electoral Commission disrupting the voting process.

It took the intervention Police re-enforcement to restore calm the poling center.

The Deputy Chairman of the Electoral Commission in charge of Corporate Services, Dr. Bossman Asare, who later showed up at the poling center met with the General Secretary of the opposition NDC to resolve the problem.

The poling officer was later seen leaving the center with police escort which paved  way for the election process to resume.

Source: Ghana/otecfmghana.com/