Catholic bishops in Ghana have condemned politicians for engaging in the practice of vote buying.

READ MORE: GII cites NDC for vote buying, incumbency abuse[The practice of vote buying is] “an insult to the intelligence and dignity of the unsuspecting voters. We call for a stop to such acts of vote buying and also entreat the electorate to desist from yielding to such needless enticements.”A new report by a group of civil society groups, including the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition, has accused both the governing party and the leading opposition party of abuse of incumbency and vote buying.It describes vote buying as The bishops have also expressed their profound support to the Electoral Commission after it dismissed 13 presidential aspirants last week for failing to fill out forms properly.

READ MORE:Abuse of incumbency: Flagstaff House rejects GII reportGhana's presidential and parliamentary elections are scheduled to come off on December 7, 2016.

Click here to read the full report by civil society organisations on vote buying.