NDC raises alarm over EC’s printing contract with YASARKO

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has voiced concerns over the Electoral Commission’s (EC) choice to contract YASARKO for printing election materials.

The party’s “Eagle Eyes” initiative, designed to monitor the ballot printing process, has faced numerous setbacks due to YASARKO’s performance.

The NDC’s Director of Elections and IT, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, in a Facebook post, alleged that YASARKO has repeatedly failed to meet its obligations.

This has led to ongoing frustration for NDC agents who are overseeing the process around the clock.

Dr. Boamah highlighted that, YASARKO’s repeated “excuses” raise serious questions about the company’s capability and the transparency of the contract award.

NDC agents suspect that YASARKO may have considered printing ballots offsite, which could compromise the security of electoral materials.

Additionally, the team has reported cases of excess ballots being printed, leading them to establish an agreement with the printing firms to ensure that any surplus is accounted for before disposal.

“What due diligence did the Electoral Commission conduct before appointing YASARKO to print? If any company (and the Electoral Commission) believes they won the printing contract not based on current capacity and competence but the company’s strategy was to win the contract by fair or foul means, OUTSOURCE and eventually smuggle the ballots printed elsewhere into the system, the culprits must be joking!

“They must be joking because our #EAGLEEYES team does not sleep! Our Agents and Supervisors Richard Jakpa (the former Army Officer who exposed Godfred Dame, the Attorney General, in the Ambulance trial), Lawyer Natongmah, Atamudzi, Malik and their other gallant colleagues among others (invisible) are doing the Lord’s work…Additionally, because of their #EAGLEEYES companies printing excessive ballot papers (overs), over and above the allowable excess have been made to reduce their “overs”, Omane Boamah shared.