We have not Received Any PPE from Gov’t – EC responds to Minority

Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) has refuted claims by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) that it has received Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) from the government, in line with plans to compile a new register.

A statement from the Commission, signed by its Acting Director for Public Affairs, Mrs Sylvia Annoh, said the claims by the Minority in Parliament were untrue and without any basis.

“The Commission has not stated anywhere that it has received personal protective equipment (PPE) from the government as stated by the Minority Leader during the press conference. For the avoidance of doubt, the Commission has not received any PPE from the government. The Commission finds it troubling that the leader of the Minority party in Parliament will put out information of this nature without substantiating its authenticity,” the EC said.

Last week Friday the Minority Leader, Mr Haruna Iddrisu, at a press conference accused the government of choosing to supply PPE to officials of the Electoral Commission (EC) when doctors, nurses and other frontline healthcare workers were crying for PPE.

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He added that it was equally shocking that government officials were publicly justifying the irresponsible conduct of the EC in defying the restrictions imposed by the President, even in the face of a court injunction secured by the MP for Ningo-Prampram, Mr Sam George.

In response, the EC refuted claims it had flouted the directives on COVID-19 in its operations, adding that “it had taken concrete steps in adhering to all the rules and regulations regarding the protocols spelt by the Ghana Health Service.”

The EC, added that it was an independent body which was under no influence or control of any other person or authority.

“As stated in Article 46 of the 1992 Constitution, the EC would like to reiterate that it shall not be subject to the direction or control of any person or authority in the performance of its function, except as provided for in the Constitution or any other law consistent with it,” it said