Some aggrieved temporary staff of the Electoral Commission (EC) who were used for the voter exhibition exercise has appealed to the EC to settle them before going on break.
A spokesperson of the group of the affected persons speaking on an Accra-based radio station indicated that they have not been paid after the end of the exhibition exercise adding that the efforts to retrieve their money have proved futile.
According to the affected people, they will not be able to enjoy the celebration of Christmas and the New Year if their pay still remains in debt.
The spokesperson, however, touted that they are highly dissatisfied with the EC for failing to pay them hence the EC should pay them before she goes on break today, Wednesday, December 23, 2020.
The Electoral Commission in September this year described the exhibition of the voter’s registers as successful.
Details the EC revealed that 7,969,887 persons verified their details during the 10-day provisional voter’s exhibition exercise.
The number represented 46.9 per cent of the total number of voters in the provisional register.
Despite the success chalked, the temporal staff who managed the exercise are yet to be paid and desiring to be paid immediately.
Source: Mybrytfmonline/Abba Kwegyirba Aggrey
