{"id":262533,"date":"2024-12-07T21:05:45","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T21:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/07\/more-police-deployed-after-ballot-boxes-destroyed-at-ayawaso-central\/"},"modified":"2024-12-07T21:05:45","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T21:05:45","slug":"more-police-deployed-after-ballot-boxes-destroyed-at-ayawaso-central","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/07\/more-police-deployed-after-ballot-boxes-destroyed-at-ayawaso-central\/","title":{"rendered":"More police deployed after ballot boxes destroyed at Ayawaso Central"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                       \n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some ballot boxes and papers from the just-ended general elections have been destroyed by unidentified men at the Ayawaso Central collation centre in Accra, plunging the area into chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The incident occurred at the ATTC School, where the collation of results was expected to take place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-07-at-20.45.081-1024x577.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10032653864\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to reports, the group clashed with police officers, while Electoral Commission (EC) officials were seen fleeing with ballot boxes to protect the materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier, security personnel struggled to differentiate between accredited individuals and unaccredited residents, many of whom claimed they were there to assist in safeguarding the ballots. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, tensions escalated when a group of youth accused the EC of handling &#8220;fake ballots&#8221; and began destroying some of the boxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-07-at-20.43.26-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10032653861\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The situation quickly spiraled out of control, forcing EC officials to hold on to their materials while police called for reinforcements to restore order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More policemen have been deployed to help regain control and protect the integrity of the collation process.<\/p>\n\n                <p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>      \n               \n <!-- Post Tags -->\n                \n\n                        \n\n    \n                                 \n                                             \n                    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some ballot boxes and papers from the just-ended general elections have been destroyed by unidentified men at the Ayawaso Central collation centre in Accra, plunging the area into chaos. 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