The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called for an independent investigation into the Electoral Commission (EC) following allegations of missing laptops from the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits.
On March 20, the EC stated that none of its Biometric Verification Devices (BVD) were missing, contradicting the claims made by the opposition NDC. The EC clarified that only five laptops were stolen from their custody.
Dr. Bossman Asare, the deputy chair in Charge of Corporate Services, appealed for calm and reassured the public that the theft of the laptops would not compromise the integrity of the 2024 elections.
Dr Rashid Tanko-Computer, the Deputy Director of Elections and IT for the NDC stated that the EC was being evasive about the matter and was shifting goalposts whenever it was questioned over the missing devices.
“…They continue shifting goalposts. You push them they go this way; you push them they go this way. This has strengthened our position that this EC should be thoroughly investigated by an outside body. Because a lot of things are not going on well there,” he stated.
STORY BY; PORTIA AKU SHIKA GAFAH
