The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called for an independent inquiry into the Electoral Commission (EC) following allegations of missing laptops from the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits.

Contrary to the assertions made by the opposition NDC, the EC clarified on March 20 that none of its Biometric Verification Devices (BVD) were missing.

The EC disclosed that only five laptops were stolen from its custody.

The deputy chair in Charge of Corporate Services, Dr. Bossman Asare, appealed for calm and assured the public that the theft of the laptops would not compromise the integrity of the 2024 elections.

However, during an interview with Umaru Sanda Amadu on Eyewitness News on Citi FM, Dr. Rashid Tanko-Computer, the Deputy Director of Elections and IT for the NDC, accused the EC of evasiveness regarding the matter.

He alleged that the EC was constantly shifting its stance whenever questioned about the missing devices.

“…They continue shifting goalposts. You push them they go this way; you push them they go this way. This has strengthened our position that this EC should be thoroughly investigated by an outside body. Because a lot of things are not going on well there,” he stated.