But the National Elections Commission (NEC) upon investigation of the matter has termed the allegation as a “dangerous lie.”“In an attempt to discredit the Commission, these political parties are all out to just fabricate. They took the ‘know your candidates’ ballot papers we gave to everybody – political parties, civil society groups – they cut it and because it carries pictures, they put it on social media and said they found ballot papers buried in septic tank,” NEC Chairman, Cllr. If you look at the back of the ballot you will see security feature,” he explainedAn armature video of marked ballot papers tied in polythene bag went viral on social media, particularly Facebook. "The growing reports of buried ballot papers being unearthed in Grand Gedeh County and several locations across the country cannot be understated. “All of the international and national election observers have concluded that so far the election process has been well conducted, transparent and credible.

Source: Front Page Africa November 03, 2017 00:18 UTC