Ghana Police Service has questioned an Electoral Commission official from the Afadjato South District for moving election materials in a private car.According to a statement from the Electoral Commission, the private car did not have a police escort, which goes against the rules for handling election materials.

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“The Electoral Commission wishes to inform the General Public that Officers of the Ghana Police Service yesterday questioned the Commission’s District Electoral Officer (DEO) of the Afadjato South in the Volta Region for transporting Election Materials in a private vehicle without Police escort.

Police subsequently took custody of the items,” the statement signed by the EC Deputy

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Chair in charge of Operations. Samuel Tettey read.The commission reminded its officials to follow the proper procedures for transporting election materials and promised to work with the police to investigate the issue further.“The policy of the Commission is for its officers to transport all Election Materials in official vehicles with police escorts where necessary.

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The Commission will conduct its own internal investigations while also cooperating with the police in their investigations,” the release read.EC also sought to allay fears that the materials might have been tempered with, telling the public the officer’s violation of its policy “will not in any way compromise the elections in the Afadjato South Constituency.”

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