Charlotte Osei, the chairperson of the Commission in a press briefing ahead of the elections said, no such move has been initiated as the commission is committed to delivering credible elections.

The New Patriotic Party in a video footage last week alleged that the EC had procured the pens with the aim of changing declared election figures to favour the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) but the EC chair at the media interaction said, “It is also untrue, rumours have gone around that the Electoral Commission has imported erasable pens for use in the coalition process. The EC has not imported any erasable pens. Just like all the candidates we need the valid results as declared in public.”

“Even if it were possible for us to use these erasable pens to change the results on our copies, it is impossible to go and grab the results from all the agents to the candidates and also change their own,” Charlotte Osei said.

She added that the Commission has introduced various integrity measures to ensure the polls were free, fair and transparent.

She called on the media to support the commission to effectively carry out its mandate by among other things verifying rumours before reporting them.

‘EC bans alcohol, motorbikes at polling stations’

She also used the opportunity to announce a ban on the use of motorbikes within a 400-metre radius around the various polling stations.

It says it had instructed security personnel to block access routes to persons who intend using motorbikes at the various polling stations.

Charlotte Osei at the press conference said, “We want to remind the public that the sale of alcohol within 500 meters of a polling station is prohibited. In addition the Police have determined that within the hours of 5:00pm tomorrow and 6:00am on December 8th, the use of motorbikes are not permitted. In addition to this, on Election Day, motorbikes are not permitted within 400 meters of a polling station.”

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According to him, these parties do not have the interest of Ghanaians at heart and are only concerned about securing votes in the elections.

[contextly_sidebar id=”hLhZJ3cLAN1A1LdiFIG5vfp6b3KXaU5i”]He said they had no clue on how to effectively tackle the challenges that bedevil the country.

Addressing a press conference in Accra, Jacob Osei Yeboah said, he was the best man to lead the country and urged Ghanaians to vote massively for him in the upcoming polls.

“What Ghana needs is an all-inclusive governance and it must be in the hands of a technocrat. JOY stand for an all-inclusive governance and I am a technocrat, because I am an engineer. Most of the political party leaders have no clue [of how to addressing the country’s challenges].”

“Our manifesto is about an antidote of all that has been happening. Your leaders think about how to win your votes and not about how to solve the problems that you have. JOY 2012, we are the problem solvers and the best. They all know, none of them can stand us,” he said.

‘I’ll shock NDC, NPP’

Mr Osei Yeboah had earlier advised supporters of all the contesting political parties to prepare for defeat, as he is poised to surprise them by emerging victorious in Wednesday’s polls.

Speaking to Citi News, Jacob Osei Yeboah, who’s making his second attempt after contesting in 2012 with less than one per cent of the valid votes cast, said “we’ll arrange with the health officials in this country for them to arrange for ambulances in the houses of President Mahama and that of Nana Akufo-Addo because they are going to receive the shock of their lives because I will be winning.”

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By: Jonas Nyabor/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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