General News of Friday, 14 August 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comFire at EC regional office won’t affect 2020 polls – SpokespersonThe EC is Ghana's elections management bodyPublic Relations Officer of the Electoral Commission (EC), Slyvia Annor, has said the upcoming elections will not be affected by the fire that ravaged the Commission’s Greater Accra Regional Office at Sapeiman. She told Citi News that important public data at the office remain “safe and secure.”The fire ravaged portions of the Greater Accra regional office warehouse in the early hours of Friday, August 14, 2020, destroying some old election materials that have been stored at the facility, according to the EC. According to the EC, the timely intervention of personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service stopped the fire from spreading to the other offices. “It is important to assure the general public that the fire outbreak will not affect the conduct of the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections,” Sylvia Annor stated. Send your news stories to and via WhatsApp on +233 55 2699 625.

Source: GhanaWeb August 14, 2020 16:30 UTC