Electoral Commission (EC) has addressed public concerns regarding the release of ballot statistics prior to the printing of ballot papers for the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections.

The EC has assured the public that the printing of ballot papers has not yet begun.

Starting Friday, October 11, 2024, the Commission will begin printing Notices of Poll for both the presidential and parliamentary elections.

However, the Commission clarified that providing ballot statistics to printing firms, political parties, and all candidates will take place before the actual printing of the ballots.

The EC, in a statement, reaffirmed its commitment to transparency, saying, “As has always been the case, the Commission will provide ballot statistics to the Candidates / Political Parties and all Printing Houses before the printing of ballot papers starts.

“Printing of ballot papers will only commence after ballot statistics have been provided to all Stakeholders. The Commission will not depart from this practice.

“We urge the Public and all Stakeholders to trust the Electoral Commission to deliver a transparent, credible, free, and fair election in December 2024.”