Ghana: BV Machines Rot @ EC - Under Afari-Gyan's Watch

Just a year after the 2012 presidential and parliamentary elections, the Biometric Verification Machines (BVM), which were acquired at the cost of $94 million and used for the exercise, have started deteriorating at the Electoral Commission (EC).

The development, The Chronicle learnt, has occurred because the devices have not been kept in a conducive environment to ensure longevity Though the actual number of the affected machines are not known, The Chronicle understands that quite a number, out of the over 26,000 machines, are in a sorry state.

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