The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) has described as unfortunate, challenges that bedeviled the District Level Elections held nationwide on Tuesday, December 19.
CODEO blamed the Electoral Commission (EC) for not living up to its task and urged it to do better.
Reports of non-functioning of the Biometric Verification Device (BVD) used for verification and delays in the distribution of voting items to some centers hampered the process in some areas.
Also, voting in some centers was postponed due to errors detected on the ballot papers.
The National Coordinator for CODEO, Albert Arhin said the Electoral Commission must take lessons from this process.
Meanwhile, the National Democratic Congress also stated that the EC must take responsibility for the turn of events in the elections.
Mustapha Gbande, Deputy Secretary of the NDC said “Election management is not cast in stone. It is about the experience, it is about consultation, it is about dealing with people who know the work better than you to help you build a solid.
Story by: Osei Akoto / Ahotoronline.com
