Accra, Sept. 29, Ghanadot/GNA- The Electoral
Commission (EC) on Monday directed the National
Democratic Congress (NDC) to report an alleged
case of forging of voters identity card in the
Ejura Sekyedumase Constituency in the Ashanti
Region to the police in Accra.
Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Djan, Chairman of the EC also
directed the party-NDC- to submit a written
report to him on the alleged electoral
infraction for action.
He gave the directive to Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo,
National Organiser of the NDC and Mr Mohamed
Issifu Pangabu, NDC MP for Ejura Sekyedumase
when they called on him in his office to show
him more than 122 voters ID cards purported to
have been retrieved from a leading member of the
New Patriotic Party in Sekyedumase.
Dr Afari-Djan, after examining the document said
the situation was amazing because all the
documents originated from the EC.
Mr Pangabu told the EC that, the voter ID cards
got to him through one Emmanuel Owusu, 22 the
son of Mr. Alex Manu, a leading member of the
New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Sekyedumase.
He said Emmanuel was heard bragging that his
father had in his possession a lot of voter ID
cards.
When he was challenged, he brought about 122
voter ID cards to those challenging him.
Mr. Pangabu said Emmanuel was asked to go and
bring the rest of the voter ID cards and when he
went for the rest, the father caught him, beat
him mercilessly and threatened to kill him.
Emmanuel was released by one of his brothers who
forced the window open to let him out.
Mr Pangabu said Emmanuel took refuge with him
while he informed the NDC headquarters in Accra
about the incident and was instructed that for
the security of Emmanuel and others they should
come to Accra.
Mr Ampofo told the EC that they had brought the
incident to the knowledge of the EC because of
its call on political parties to assist it clean
the bloated voters register.
GNA
