Jean Mensa the chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana has said the EC are bound to have errors in the 2024 elections.
According to Jean Mensa even in advanced Democracies, there are some errors during the electoral process.
Speaking to the media in a press conference, Jean Mensa stated, “We are bound to have this thing, even in advanced democracies you see that some of these issues occur, Advanced democracies such as the US find that some of these issues occur, so it is not limited to Ghana alone”.
Jean Mensa further revealed that the printing house that is printing the ballot papers has been doing so for the EC since 1992.
“I must say that the printing houses that print for us have done so since 1992, they have the competence, and they have what it takes and it is not just to say because they have been in the system since 1992 we should allow them to print”, she revealed.
She further emphasized, “Prior to them starting the printing, we had a delegation, a team from the commission visited all printing houses to ensure their readiness to ensure they have the equipment, they had the personnel, and they had security arrangements to ensure the security of the ballot”.
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