Electoral fraud

The Independent reports that some supporters and activists of the NDC were chased out of the Agona Swedru offices of the Electoral Commission (EC) by the Agona West Constituency executives of the NPP, when their alleged dubious plan to fraudulently effect transfers into the constituency was exposed. The NPP executives have accused the Swedru Electoral officers of condoning and conniving with the NDC to rig the December 7 elections in favour of the NDC.

The NPP, in a release, blamed the Electoral office of facilitating the fraudulent exercise and warned that any further attempt by the NDC to rig the election would be fiercely resisted. The NPP functionaries indicated their strong suspicion that the diabolical plan is being perpetrated with the connivance of the Electoral officers in the district.

The NDC according to the statement transported trucks full of supporters from outside the Agona District to the district electoral office to effect transfers but the District Electoral Officer, Serebour Qaicoe denied knowledge of the incident when the NPP contacted him.