A temporary Electoral Commission (EC) official was arrested on Monday, December 2, 2024, during the Special Voting exercise in Bimbilla, Northern Region.
The official, identified as Gerti Justice, was detained after allegedly taking a picture of his ballot. According to reports from Accra-based ChannelOne TV, his arrest followed concerns raised by National Democratic Congress (NDC) agents present at the polling station.
The parliamentary candidate for the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) Atta Napari Suale revealed that, Justice admitted to the office during interrogation by the Police.
A consensus was therefore reached for his name to be removed from the list of officials on duty.
Following extensive discussions, Justice was released but the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) did not consent, requesting that he faces the full rigorous of the law.
A similar incident occurred at the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency.
At Awayaso West Wuogon, one person was arrested while attempted to photograph his ballot while the second incident led to an altercation between a voter and an Independent Candidate, Abdul Rauf Abugri Mumuni.
The NDC also raised concerns of occurrences in the Ayawaso Central constituency.
