NPP, NDC guilty of vote buying - CODEO

09:02 - 29 November 2016

A statement from CODEO stated: there were "there reports that, some parliamentary candidates distributed plastic chairs to some groups in some communities."

A pre-election survey conducted by the Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) shows the governing National Democratic Congress and the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) are guilty of buying votes ahead of the 2016 elections.

According to CODEO, its observers saw NDC and NPP parliamentary candidates giving money to people and some women groups in some communities in the Tolon Constituency of the Northern Region.

"Similarly, both the and were reported to be busing people to rally grounds, for instance in the Mampong and Kwabre East constituencies in the Ashanti region and constituency in the Western Region," the statement said.

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CODEO also "reported seeing politicians give money and other valuables to electorates in order to influence their vote. For instance, on October 14, 2016, an aspiring Member of Parliament in Sefwi Akontobra gave money to parents of some Senior High School (SHS) students and university students to settle their school fees."

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CODEO’s observers said some chiefs have flouted the Constitution and elections rules by actively participating in partisan politics."

"For instance, some chiefs in the Kasulyili traditional area and Nyankpala traditional area (all in the Northern region) actively engaged in partisan politics by attending functions of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) and also canvassed for votes in their communities for the NDC," the statement added.