EC Officials Use Facial Verification After Encountering BVD Challenges In Sege
- Technical glitches with Biometric Verification Devices (BVDs) in Sege Constituency prompted Electoral Commission officials to switch to facial verification
- At Goi Pentecost Center 2B, over 14 voters used facial verification after BVDs failed, causing delays in the voting process
- Despite the challenges, voters remained patient, and officials worked to ensure a smooth voting process
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The Electoral Commission (EC) officials at selected polling stations in the Sege Constituency in the Greater Accra Region have changed their mode of voter verification.
EC officials stopped using Biometric Verification Devices (BVDs) because of technical glitches they encountered. They have now resorted to using facial verification.
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A Citi news report suggests that at the Goi Pentecost Center 2B, over 14 electorates used facial verification after several attempts to verify them through the BVDs failed.
The challenges encountered with the BVDs lead to a slow voting process, which will cause voters to spend a long time at the polling station.
Despite the issues with the BVDs, voters were patient and waited for their turn at the polling centres.
Meanwhile, the polling station officials said they are doing everything possible to ensure a smooth process and prevent delays.
Ghanaian vows not to vote without reward
A Ghanaian man in the Krowor Constituency in the Greater Accra region has vowed not to vote if he does not receive compensation.
The man with dreadlocks showed his voter card and Ghana card but insisted he would only vote if he received some goodies from one of the contestants.
The video was captured at the Obenetsoshishi polling station in the Krowor Constituency.
President Akufo-Addo and wife vote
In another story, YEN.com.gh reported that President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo and his wife Rebecca Akufo-Addo voted in the 2024 election.
The President and his wife voted in his hometown, Kyebi, in the Akim Abuakwa South constituency in the Eastern region.
They were accompanied by the area's MP, Samuel Atta Akyea. Many people at the polling station cheered the President and his wife as they cast their ballots.
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