'Fake!' - EC on viral video of man stuffing ballot box during Ejisu by-election

The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has reacted to a viral video that showed a man allegedly stuffing a ballot box at one of the polling stations for the just-ended Ejisu parliamentary by-elections.

In a statement issued on May 2, 2024, the commission indicated that the said video was fake and a mere propaganda tool to tarnish its image and credibility.

The EC stated that the video in question does not depict its modus operandi and cannot be from one of the polling stations for the Ejisu by-election.

“The attention of the Electoral Commission has been drawn to a video circulating on social media depicting a polling station in an enclosed area. The video shows a man stuffing ballot papers into a ballot box.

“The Commission wishes to state unequivocally that the said video has nothing to do with the operations of Ghana's Electoral Commission, let alone the Ejisu by-election,” part of the statement read.

The commission went on to give details of its operations, comparing it to the details in the video to prove that it was not from its operation as follows:

1. The vest the Ghana Electoral Commission uses for its operations is blue. The official in the video is wearing a green vest. The second person seen in the video is wearing an orange vest. As stated, the Electoral Commission of Ghana uses a blue vest for its operation staff.

2. The Electoral Commission of Ghana's polling stations are situated in open spaces, but the polling station in the video is in an enclosed area.

3. Each polling station at Ejisu had at least six police officers in addition to the agents of the candidates. This is not the case in the video being circulated.

4. All the ballot boxes of the Electoral Commission of Ghana are labelled according to the name and code of each polling station. The labels are boldly pasted on the ballot box. The ballot box in the video is not labelled.

5. Each polling station in Ejisu had only one ballot box. Two ballot boxes are displayed in the video.

6. The inscription on the vest worn by the man in the video is not in the English Language. That of the Electoral Commission of Ghana is in the English language.

Read the EC’s statement below:



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