Do not be in haste to declare results : EC cautions media

The Ashanti Regional Director of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mr Paul Boateng, has cautioned the media, especially radio stations not to be in the haste to declare election results.
He said calling elections results ahead of the statutory declaration by the mandated body, the EC, could jeopardise the electoral process and lead to destabilisation of the country.

Mr Boateng was speaking during a one day media advocacy workshop in Kumasi organised by the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) with support from the European Union (EU).

It was aimed at sharpening the skills of media practitioners in electoral reporting.

Mr Boateng said though it was the responsibility of the media to provide accurate and transparent information to the populace, “it is the sole responsibility of the EC to declare winners.”
He explained that..

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