{"id":4110,"date":"2024-03-20T09:23:48","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T09:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=4110"},"modified":"2024-03-20T09:23:50","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T09:23:50","slug":"internet-disruptions-wont-endanger-december-polls-joe-anokye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=4110","title":{"rendered":"Internet disruptions won\u2019t endanger December polls \u2013 Joe Anokye"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Director-General of the National Communications Authority (NCA), Dr. Joe Anokye has assured the public that potential internet disruptions will not compromise the integrity of the December 7 elections.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He attributed the disruptions to natural causes rather than any individual actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Anokye emphasised that the government has no intentions of interfering with the electoral process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He expressed confidence in the independence of the Electoral Commission (EC), stating that they operate free from political influence.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-1bafd13be8bbde98d8b484f800cd83a8 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:400px; height:400px; max-height:400px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f2-SBLvMwBo?feature=oembed&color=red&rel=0&controls=1&start=&end=&fs=0&iv_load_policy=0&autoplay=0&mute=0&modestbranding=0&cc_load_policy=1&playsinline=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen referrerpolicy=\"origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Anokye urged Ghanaians to dismiss any assertions suggesting otherwise and to trust the government\u2019s commitment to uphold fairness in the electoral process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat is completely not true if you understand how elections work, infact I believe one official of the EC even addressed this that on election day everything they do is manual. So there is no truth to that, the government won\u2019t do that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Furthermore, Dr. Anokye provided insight into the difficulties encountered in identifying the cause of recent cuts in undersea fiber optic cables, crucial for internet connectivity in Ghana.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He clarified that, the significant distances between the four subsea cables pose a considerable challenge in determining the exact cause of the cuts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese 4 cables in Ivory Coast, Cote D\u2019Ivoire, ACE, one of them is called Ace. That\u2019s the one closer. it\u2019s about 118km or so. Between that cable and the next cable is about 11 kilometres and just to put it in context, you know, 11 kilometres is from, like, you know, the general post office to Accra Mall.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe distance between that cable SAT-3 and the next cable, which is the main one, is allegedly to be about 67 kilometres, which is like from Accra Mall to Suhum. And all 3 were compromised. The distance between Main One and WACS, it\u2019s also 77 kilometres. This is Suhum to Nkawkaw. So it is very difficult to determine exactly what happened,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was addressing allegations of government intentions to disrupt internet services on December 7.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Director-General of the National Communications Authority (NCA), Dr. Joe Anokye has assured the public that potential internet disruptions will not compromise the integrity of the December 7 elections.&nbsp; He attributed the disruptions to natural causes rather than any individual actions. 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