The Electoral Commission's Director of Electoral Services, Dr. Serebour Quaicoe, has announced that the Commission has initiated an investigation into allegations of bribery involving two officials during Tuesday's by-election in Ejisu.

Following the emergence of a video showing Prof. Kingsley Nyarko, a prominent New Patriotic Party Member and MP for Kwadaso, allegedly handing over a white envelope suspected to contain cash to electoral officials, two officials of the electoral body have been withdrawn pending investigation.

Dr. Quaicoe emphasized that the outcome of the investigation will dictate the Electoral Commission's subsequent actions.

Speaking to JoyNews' Ohemeng Tawiah after the withdrawal of the two temporary officers from the Ejisu Constituency by-election, he stated that the contents of the envelope given to the officials are yet to be confirmed.

Dr. Quaicoe urged restraint in judgment until the investigation is completed, highlighting the uncertainty regarding who ultimately accepted the parcel.

“For now, we shouldn’t crucify them till we do the investigation and get to the root of it because clearly if you watched (the video), the parcel was being given to them and the people were not ready to take it.

“So it was dropped on the table, but when it was dropped, who took it? We don’t know”, he added.

“The Electoral Commission has taken immediate steps and has withdrawn the two (2) temporary staff while investigations take place.

“The commission upholds the principles and values of integrity, truth, and transparency. These values are reinforced during the training of all temporary staff.

In an official statement, the Electoral Commission reiterated its commitment to upholding integrity, truth, and transparency, affirming its decision to withdraw the two temporary staff pending investigations.