The Electoral Commission (EC) of the Graduate Students’ Association of Ghana (GRASAG) National has dismissed reports that it has officially declared results from its recent national elections, describing such claims as false.
GRASAG’s EC warns that any results being circulated online or through other channels are fake and should be disregarded.
The election, held on March 5, 2025, at Ensign Global University, descended into chaos following reports of violence, intimidation, and alleged interference by National Security operatives.
In a strongly worded statement, GRASAG National EC Chairman, Mr Manaf Abdallah, condemned the disruptions and reaffirmed the Commission’s commitment to a transparent electoral process.
He stressed that the EC had not supervised the counting of votes or declared any winners, rendering all purported results invalid.
“Given the irregularities, any results being circulated are invalid and should be disregarded,” the statement read. “The individuals (National Security operatives) who unlawfully opened ballot boxes, counted, and declared candidates as elected executives acted outside the established electoral process.”
The EC insists that GRASAG’s democratic process must be protected from external interference and assures students that necessary measures would be taken to restore confidence in the electoral system.
Eyewitness accounts suggest that National Security operatives stormed the election venue allegedly on the orders of the Minister of Youth Empowerment and Development, George Opare Addo.
Reports indicate that heavily armed men, some dressed in military uniforms, brandished firearms and intimidated delegates. The operatives were allegedly seen wielding AK-47 rifles near the ballot boxes.
Video footage purportedly shows armed security operatives stationed at the polling centre as students cast their votes.
Witnesses further accuse them of vandalizing election materials and preventing students from voting.
The armed presence has sparked outrage among students and GRASAG leadership, who insist that the intervention was unwarranted.
Notably, unarmed police officers, who had been formally invited by GRASAG executives to provide security, were sidelined by the heavily armed operatives.
According to police sources, they neither requested reinforcement nor invited National Security operatives to the venue.
Two vehicles identified at the scene were a white Nissan Hardbody pickup with registration number AP 566-24 and a military pickup with registration number 44 GA 33.
Students are now demanding an urgent investigation into the incident, calling for accountability and measures to prevent future electoral disruptions.
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