New Patriotic Party (NPP) deputy general secretary Haruna Mohammed said the party will investigate allegations of vote buying in the just-concluded NPP presidential primaries.
His comments came after NPP primary delegates publicly admitted to receiving money from some candidates.
During the November 4 elections, some delegates publicly admitted to receiving money ranging from GH400₵300 from some of the then candidates.
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said in an interview with Joy FM top stories, Haruna Mohammed said that the party is aware of some of these vote-buying allegations through media reports, adding, “The party will investigate the vote-buying allegations at the appropriate time and take sanctions if necessary.” I will,” he added. ”
“that [votebuying] It will be brought to the attention of the party leadership and considered. The government plans to examine the impact and compare it with guidelines issued by the Presidential Election Commission. If this was given to guide the people, this is a matter for the party to consider, but if this was given to help transport this particular representative, then the party would also consider it.” he added.
Mr. Muhammad has heard allegations that he bought votes in the party’s just-concluded presidential primary, but he has not been able to prove that the funds were earmarked to buy delegates’ consciences. He said he couldn’t do it.
“As for whether it was to buy their conscience or what, the people heard on the tape have not said publicly that this money was given to them to buy their conscience, but they “They clearly indicated how they were collecting it. But why were they collecting it? It was not made clear what it was for,” he added.
With this in mind, he supported calls for an investigation into the matter.
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He also encouraged the vote-buying claims to go to court to establish the fact that nuclear power plants are based on the rule of law.
This comes as political scientist Dr. Amoako Baah has threatened to sue the NPP for allegedly instigating appointees and members of parliament to support the candidacy of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and inducing party delegates with money. This is the background.
He said this should not be tolerated if Ghana wants to maintain its democratic credentials.
But Mohammed said his party is democratic and abides by the provisions of the constitution and is prepared to go to court to challenge the election results if anyone believes there was any manipulation.
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