The report added that at 99% of polling places observed, the Final Registration Roll (FRR) was made public and that 98% of polling places vote tallying forms were systematically wall-posted which was not properly done before. Furthermore, security personnel were present during the counting process of the votes, amounting to 90%,” Mr. Bloh said. He added that both parties that contested the runoff elections had sufficient presence of their party agents and in 5% of observed polling places, party agents filed a complaint-which indicates that party agents did not challenge the counting process in most polling places. Importantly, the EU observer also noted that the polling staff advised voters on verifying their record on the FRR posted on the wall. This facilitates voters to go to the correct polling places-an improvement on the first round of elections,” Arena added.

Source: Daily Observer December 29, 2017 02:15 UTC