EC working to complete election collations

The Electoral Commission (EC) has assured the public that it is working with the security agencies and leadership of the political parties to ensure legal processes are followed in constituencies where the collation of parliamentary election results is ongoing.

The Deputy Chairman of the EC in charge of Operations, Samuel Tettey, who gave the assurance at a news conference in Accra Tuesday, said this would help to bring an end to all collation in outstanding constituencies.

He cited the Ablekuma North Constituency in the Greater Accra Region where the collation of parliamentary election results had to be halted midway last Tuesday because of the presence of political party supporters.

He said party supporters threatened EC staff and coerced some of them to declare election results, but calm was restored later for the process to recommence.

He further cited incidents at Dome Kwabenya, Tema Central, Ayensuano and Okaikoi Central constituencies where similar incidents were recorded earlier to buttress his point.

Mr Tettey, therefore, called on the leadership of political parties to impress upon their supporters who had besieged the collation centres to withdraw for collation in those constituencies to continue.

"The commission wishes the public to note that more than any institution, it would like to bring an end to all collation in outstanding constituencies," he said.

He said it was the resolve of the commission to ensure that legal processes were followed in a way that guaranteed that the choice of the citizens was upheld.

"The commission assures the public that it will in no way hinder the collation of results in the outstanding constituencies," he said.