Former Auditor-General Daniel Domelevo has weighed in on allegations that the Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West Wuogon, Lydia Seyram Alhassan, distributed food during the Special Voting exercise on December 2 at the Legon Police Station polling centre.
Mr. Domelevo called for an immediate end to such practices, emphasising the need to preserve the integrity of Ghana’s electoral process ahead of Saturday’s polls.
He described the alleged act as a troubling practice that undermines the principles of fairness and transparency in elections.
Speaking to the media on the sidelines of a public forum titled “Curbing Illicit Financial Flows Through Accountable Governance: The Role of Media,” the former Auditor-General urged political parties to desist from actions that could be perceived as attempts to influence voters or election officials.
“The shame goes to our police and security officers. If they are collecting that, what if voters on Saturday are collecting money to vote, will they have the moral authority to arrest them? When you collect food, assuming it is maybe GHȼ100, and I also collect cash GHȼ1000, will you be able to arrest me?
“So I think it is a shame, a big shame to this our security officers and the media and people who should know better. They are even holding it and standing in the queue. I found it very shameful.
“I am like so people are seeing you holding it. I saw prison officers, I saw others and said what is this? That action should not be tolerated.”