The Electoral Commission of Ghana has expressed concerns over the insufficient security for its personnel during and after the December 2024 elections.
The Commission revealed that some of its members were attacked by party supporters, even in the presence of security personnel, who were outnumbered and unable to ensure the safety of the EC officers or allow them to fully perform their duties.
Speaking at an event organized by the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, where the findings of the 2024 election incidents were presented, Dr Srebour Quaicoe, the Director of training at the Electoral Commission urged stakeholders to engage in discussions about improving security measures for EC officers and at collation centres.
“So we need to also talk of the security of the processes. Because if you don’t have the security, no matter how well you prepare for it, it will come to nought.
“…Now no part of the collation centre is safe because they can come in at any time. The commission had wanted to meet today to have a look at if it can re-collate… I don’t think collating results where people know the results from the polling station should be something that we should be fighting over. So, please, we all need to think around it,’ he stated.
