In the ongoing general elections, the Ghana Police Service has made another arrest, this time involving a polling station agent accused of double voting.
Kwofie Stephen, an agent at the Wassa Akropong-Appiahkrom polling station A in the Western Region, was apprehended for casting his vote twice.
𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐃𝐎𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐕𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐓 𝐖𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐀 𝐀𝐊𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐎𝐍𝐆-𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐈𝐀𝐇𝐊𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐎𝐍 pic.twitter.com/mZRvkhJrPw
— Ghana Police Service (@GhPoliceService) December 7, 2024
The suspect is currently in police custody, where he is assisting with the investigation, according to a statement from the Police.
Earlier in the day, the Police also arrested an Electoral Commission (EC) official in the Kintampo South Constituency, Bono East Region, for issuing ballot papers with a significant omission.
𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐄𝐂 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐀𝐓 𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐎 𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐇 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐔𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐘 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐍𝐎 𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐒 pic.twitter.com/TpybWYJEUw
— Ghana Police Service (@GhPoliceService) December 7, 2024
The official, Dery Joseph, allegedly provided 15 ballots without the face of NPP’s presidential candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, at the Ampesika-Bayere polling station. Joseph is under investigation for these electoral offences.
Voting across the country began at 7 AM and will conclude at 5 PM. The Police are actively monitoring the process to ensure fair and secure elections.
