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Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has described as spurious some of the election opinion polls which have declared some political parties winners of this year’s election.

He said such polls make followers of the political parties who do not understand the polls believe that their party has won the election which in his view doesn’t help in peace building. He added that should the opinion polls differ from the actual electoral results, people could start blaming the Electoral Commission and resort to violence.

He said this goes to discredit the integrity of the Commission and the outcome of the election. He therefore cautioned the intellectuals behind such polls to be wary of the impact of their spurious polls on the country.

Vice President Amissah-Arthur also added his voice calls on political parties and their activists to stop making unfounded allegations about the Electoral Commission.

He said all these are calculated to undermine the credibility and integrity of the commission. He cautioned those behind it to stop it and rather consider how best they can help the Electoral Commission to deliver a free, transparent and credible election on December 7.