General News of Tuesday, 16 April 2019Source: classfmonline.comNew regions referenda: Our officials did no wrong – ECEC Chairperson, Jean MensaThe Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has exonerated its officials of any wrongdoing in the referenda held for the creation of the six new regions following internal investigations concerning complaints about voter malpractices and election rigging. The referenda were held on 27 December 2018. Some videos were captured during the process in which an alleged EC official was seen involved in ballot box stuffing. At a press conference on Tuesday, 16 April 2019, Deputy Commissioner (Operations) of the EC, Samuel Tetteh, stated that: “We actually didn’t see anything wrong on the side of our officials”. He pointed out that if the police “actually give us a report which indicates that our officials did something wrong, then it is up to the Commission to take action against them”.

Source: GhanaWeb April 16, 2019 17:48 UTC