Ejisu by-election: We’re cooperating with Police, OSP on alleged bribery of officials – EC

The Director of Electoral Services at the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Serebour Quaicoe, has stated that the Commission is cooperating with the Police Service and the Special Prosecutor’s Office in investigating two of its staff involved in the alleged bribery during the Ejisu by-election.

The incident, which occurred at the Fumesua Pentecost Church Polling Station with Polling Station Code F311503, captured NPP MP Kwadaso Dr. Kingsley Nyarko dropping an envelope on the table manned by the Presiding Officer and Ballot Issuer, during the April 30 by-election on live television.

The Commission swiftly withdrew the two temporary officials—Regina Serwaa, Ballot Issuer and George Sasu, Presiding officer—from the polling station.

Dr. Serebour Quaicoe, speaking on TV3’s Hot Issues on Sunday, May 19, noted, among other things, that the Commission does not shield persons who go contrary to the laws.

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Reacting to reports of an alleged case of a guarantor using one Ghana Card to voucher for nearly 20 applicants, he said, “We know that we will not get everybody to be doing the right thing that’s why we have our laws in the country…the Commission will not shield anybody who will do what is wrong…if If it’s true and the person is reported to the police, we should allow the law to take its course.”

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As regards the Ejisu incident, he noted, “In Ejisu we handed the case to the security [agencies], I know the office of the Special Prosecutor is in it investigating and the Ghana Police [Service] is also investigating, and we are cooperating with them.”

“We did the elections on the 30th [of April] I went to Kumasi when I was coming back [to Accra] on the 1st [of May], I passed through the office and there were about five officials from the office of the Special Prosecutor interviewing the District Officer and other people,” he explained, adding, “where the people are found culpable, the law should take its course.”

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Asked whether the two officials are still employees of the Commission, Dr. Quaicoe said, “They are all temporary staff, not permanent staff”, who were hired for a specific purpose, stressing that “once you finish that job, you are not in employment [with the EC].”

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