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Claim: “The NEC workers at St. Paul Lutheran campus in Kakata, with Center Code 24113, tell voters they forgot about The FRR. So, they should write down their names and vote.” A staunch member of the main opposition Unity Party, Martian K. N. Kollie, made the claim.
Verdict: True. A local journalist present at the centre confirmed it.
Finding
The chairperson of research and rapid response of the main opposition Unity Party (UP), Martian K. N. Kollie, posted on his official Facebook page claiming that NEC temporary workers at St. Paul Lutheran school in Kakata, Margibi County with the Centre Code 24113, told voters that they forgot about The Final Registration Roll (FRR), urging the voters to write down their names on a sheet of paper and vote.
The Final Registration Roll (FRR) is the official booklet containing the names, pictures, and some personal details of eligible registered voters. It is the FRR that determines whether or not a person is allowed to vote during an election.
To verify the claim made by Martin Kollie, DUBAWA contacted a local journalist within the area, Emmanuel Tophic Degleh, a station manager of Classic FM in Kakata City Margibi County, who was present at the polling centre told DUBAWA that yes, it was true. Still, the polling staff resolved the situation by making available at least two Final Registration Roll (FRR) booklets to kick-start voting in the area.
Journalist Degleh told our fact-checker that NEC temporary workers informed journalists that they forgot about the RFF booklets at their lodging place. However, they started the voting process while their colleagues were on the way with the booklets.
