By Mavis Paintsil and Josephine Tetteh
The Electoral commission (EC) has reiterated it’s commitment to conduct a free, fair, transparent and credible elections.
The Chairperson of EC, Jean Mensa who was responding to questions at the first media briefing at the EC headquarters in Accra on the elections, said the commissions primary role was to oversee the electoral process.
While security arrangements are handled by National Election Security Task force.
She also addressed concerns about the presence of military personnel at polling stations, added that this has not been brought to the commissions attention.
She emphasised that EC was not responsible for security, citing the constitution for Ghana and the other laws, such as the CIS, Cl91, and C1127.
Security is not part of our functions, and we do not know the security strategy of the security agencies, she continued.
Mr Samuel Tetteh, the Deputy Chairperson of the EC in charge of operations, for his part clarified issues related to the packaging and storage of election materials including the use of indelible ink.
He debunked claims that the commission has exposed validating stamps, explaining that these are packaged in envelopes and stored in ballot boxes.
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