Release findings during 2020 elections – EC boss tells security agencies
Sadly, seven lives were lost, and though these did not occur at our polling stations or arise as a result of misconduct on our part, one life lost is one too many. We are hoping that our security agencies will share their findings and recommendations for future learning”.
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa has called on security agencies to publicize their findings from the independent investigations conducted into the deaths of seven persons during the 2020 general elections.
The EC boss indicated that the findings and recommendations from these reports will improve the conduct of elections in future years better.
She made these remarks at a high-level ECOWAS Parliamentary Seminar in Winneba, at which she described the 2020 general election she superintended over as transparent and cost-effective.
“Sadly, seven lives were lost, and though these did not occur at our polling stations or arise as a result of misconduct on our part, one life lost is one too many. We are hoping that our security agencies will share their findings and recommendations for future learning”.
“Notwithstanding inflation and price hikes and the fact that we incurred additional costs owing to the COVID-19 protocols we deployed throughout the election, we cut the cost per voter, from 13 dollars per head in 2016 to 7 dollars per head. Through a reduction in cost, we saved the government a formidable sum of $90 million.”
