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The Electoral Commission (EC) says it is ready to carry out successful, credible, fair, orderly and peaceful elections on December 7, 2020.
Commission President Jean Mensa, who briefed Parliament in Accra over the weekend on the roadmap for the elections, said the Commission had acquired a wide variety of electoral materials.
These include; ballot boxes, fingerprint pads, stationery, identification jackets, voting booths, rechargeable lamps, indelible ink, educational posters and stamps among others.
“About 95 percent of us are done with the distribution of election materials at our various locations across the country,” Ms. Mensa said, adding that the Commission has carefully planned the distribution.
In his company to the Chamber were some officials of the Commission included; Mr. Samuel Tettey – Vice President of Operations, Dr. Bossman Eric Asare, Vice President of Corporate Services, Mr. Kye Duodo, Procurement Officer and Mr. Henry Ashong – Deputy Director of Finance.
The commissioner, who the House expected to give the briefing on Thursday, November 45, 2020, but was not present, denied claims that she rejected an invitation from Parliament.
His absence angered several parliamentarians, but the president explained that he was informed of the invitation to the Commission on the night of Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at a time when he was outside the jurisdiction.
He said the Vice President of Cooperative Services briefed the Majority Leader on this and arranged for the briefing on Saturday.
Ms. Mensah also explained that to facilitate staff movement and promote the fulfillment of its mandate at the grassroots level, the Commission purchased a total of 147 vehicles consisting of 15 motorcycles, 30 four-wheel drive, 107 vans and 8 transport trucks. and two Coaster buses for a total cost of GH ¢ 38.37 billion.
He said this had promoted staff efficiency and the rapid movement of goods and materials from stores to regions and districts, adding that it has helped eliminate costs associated with hiring and leasing vehicles.
He noted that about 95 percent of the EC’s purchases were made through an open bidding process. “We did this by advertising all our procurement processes in the newspapers.
“This political decision introduced competition into our acquisitions and helped lower prices. Ultimately, it ensured good value for money in our procurement process. In due course, the Commission will release a report showing the huge savings achieved as a result of this decision.
Ms. Mensah also noted that the Commission has purchased 74,800 new biometric verification devices for the elections in order to enhance the integrity and credibility of the surveys.
He said the improved features of the devices would speed up the verification process and ensure that only people whose biometric details are captured in the system vote on Election Day.
He explained that the device had a record of fingerprints and facial features of each unique individual and in the event that an individual had lost the use of their fingers, the facial recognition function would be used to identify the voter.
“We are confident that the use of both functions will go a long way towards improving the integrity of the surveys,” he added.
Ms. Mensah also noted that the Commission purchased 8,000 new biometric voter registration kits prior to registration in July.
She said the kits worked efficiently and resulted in the rapid and accurate capture of the biometric details of 17,029,971 Ghanaians across the country.
She said EC staff reported a great improvement over previous kits used. Compared to previous kits, current kits were more robust, easier to use, and performed more efficiently than previous kits.
He explained that there were few reports of kit breakdowns in the field and a good number of EC data entry clerks registered more than 280 people per kit per day compared to the past, where the highest registration was 100 voters. per kit per day.
“Overall, the performance of the kits exceeded our expectations,” said Ms Mensa.
Ms. Mensah also noted that the Commission has prepared a new Biometric Voter Registry in time for the election and that the registry includes unique individuals only with a total number of 17,029,971 voters.
“We are confident in the credibility and integrity of the 2020 voter registration and are pleased with the collaboration and cooperation of citizens at all levels, especially at the district level, as well as magistrates, to ensure that only eligible Ghanaians participate. in the process, ‘she said.
He stated that 32,621 people have been included in the list of multiples and exceptions, of these 18, 619 people participated in multiple registrations 14, 002 participated in various illegal practices, among them; Underage voters and non-Ghanaian voters were all on the exceptions list.
He explained that it was important to correct the impression that the 18,619 names in the list of multiples refer to people.
For the record, this number reflects the total number of multiple records, so if a person has signed up 10 times, all 10 instances will be listed. Therefore, it is not composed of 18,619 unique individuals, but of multiple records.
Source: GNA
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