The Electoral Commission (EC) has responded to allegations circulating in a viral video claiming that EC-branded bags containing dollars were being smuggled out of the country by the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
In a statement signed by Mr. Samuel Tettey, Deputy Chairman in charge of Operations, the EC clarified that the bags in question actually contained faulty ballot papers initially printed for the 2024 elections in the Ahafo and Volta regions, which were later destroyed.
The original audio of the video has been muted and replaced with a voice making false claims. The individual falsely alleges that the EC-branded bags, which actually contained ballot papers meant for destruction, were filled with dollars being smuggled by the NPP.
The EC urged the public to disregard the claims, emphasizing that the faulty ballot papers were destroyed by Zoomlion under the Commission’s supervision due to serialization issues.
This process was conducted transparently, with media coverage and certificates of destruction issued to verify the procedure.
The presence of Electoral Commission staff and Zoomlion personnel in the video is explained by the supervised destruction of the ballot papers. The original video and certificates of destruction are available as proof that the allegations are baseless and misleading.
The EC reaffirmed its commitment to transparency and called on the public to rely on verified information to avoid falling prey to falsehoods.
