By Amoako Kwame
A coalition of CSO’s express disgust over reports of vote buying in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Ayawaso East primary. This comes after a viral video circulating on social media reportedly shows a candidate, Baba Jamal, distributing 32-inch television sets and boiled eggs to voters and delegates.
Election Watch Ghana in a statement issued on Monday February 9 2026 indicated that these allegations went contrary to the principles of the law
“Section 33 of the Representation of the People Law, 1992, prohibits vote buying in general elections, the law currently does not explicitly cover internal party elections. This loophole creates an environment where candidates may feel emboldened to engage in such malpractices, compromising the fairness and transparency of the electoral process” the statement expressed
Civil society group Crusaders Against Corruption also reiterated this concern in a statement issued on Monday February 9 2026 and called on the President to rally the respective investigative bodies to look into and enforce the laws of the state regarding vote-buying. The group stated this act was a threat to the country’s democracy
“Vote buying undermines the sovereign right of the Ghanaian people to choose their leaders without coercion or inducement.”.
The Crusaders also called on the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to investigate these vote-buying allegations and demanded accountability on similar circumstances in the past unaccounted for
“The OSP must give an immediate account to citizens on how his office has applied these laws in the numerous alleged vote-buying cases he claims are under investigation” the statement concluded.
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