The New Patriotic Party’s running mate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has been accused of vote buying barely two months to the general elections.
According to the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) which made the claim, Dr. Bawumia’s borehole he constructed for the Amedzofe College of Education (AMECO) was a “last minute” move “aimed at securing votes.”
Dr. Bawumia in June 2016, cut the sod for the construction of a mechanized borehole for AMECO in the Ho-West District of the Volta Region.
The NPP running mate is said to have initiated the project in fulfillment of a promise he made to the school in a bid to address the perennial water problem confronting the institution.
But GII in a report released on Friday dubbed: “Reducing abuse of incumbency and electoral corruption in Ghana’s election 2016” said the move clearly was to secure votes.
“The Coalition also observed an incident during this monitoring period, where the Vice Presidential Candidate of the NPP, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia commissioned the construction of a mechanized borehole for the Amedzofe College of Education (AMECO) in the Ho-West District of the Volta Region. This incident can be described as an act of “providing last minute infrastructure, construction, etc. and the provision of other services to communities aimed at securing votes,” the report added.
Mahama’s sharing of outboard motors abuse of incumbency
GII in the report also accused President John Mahama of abusing incumbency and indulging in electoral corruption, for distributing outboard motors to Fishermen during his campaign tour of the Western Region in August.
“On August 16, 2016, during President John Mahama’s publicly announced four-day campaign tour of the Western Region, outboard motors and pans were distributed to fishermen in Sekondi. On 17th August, 2016, the Spokesperson of the NDC Campaign, Mrs. Joyce Bawa Mogtari indicated…that the distribution of outboard motors were part of an on-going government intervention. She stated that the items were purchased with state funds. The Coalition officially considers this particular incident as unfortunate and a demonstration of the incumbent government engaging in acts that constitute abuse of incumbency.”
Outboard motor distribution not abuse of incumbency
But Mahama’s adviser on corruption, Daniel Batidam, rejected GII’s claims.
Speaking on Eyewitness News, Mr. Batidam, who claimed he was not privy to the President’s move, said “the outboard motors that were distributed were actually included in government’s budget for the year.”
Source: Citi fm
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ndc is vote buying but npp is not, nppians defective logic. Look at this tani,
@James Are those receiving sewing machines, cloths, outboard motors, etc Nigerians or burkinabes. Are they not Ghanaians and pay taxes too. Some of you just say things without thinking. Is Baumia God that nothing wrong can be said about him. He should just pray very fervently that NPP win the upcoming election otherwise that will be the end of him in NPP. If I were him I would learnt something from what happen to Alieu Mahama.
BREAKING NEWS, I PITY ALL POOR MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO SUPPORT N,D,C PARTY., THOSE WHO ARE ABOVE 50,60,70 YEARSOLD WHO ARE STILL BACKING AND SUPPORTING N,D,C SHOULD BOW THEIR HEAD IN SHAME, , WHAT GOOD HAS N,D,C PARTY DONE FOR GHANA FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS, ALL GHANA PEOPLE SUFFERING COMES FORM N,D,C.. , RAWLINGS RULED FOR 20 YEARS AND MADE GHANA HIPC, , ATTA MILIS AND MAHAMA TOOK OVER AND HAVE COMMITTED ECONOMIC HOLOCAUST, ALMOST 99% PERCENT OF GHANA PEOPLE ARE HUNGRY, POOR, DESTITUTE AND HOPELESS, ALL THE YOUTHS IN GHANA ARE NOT HAPPY UNDER MAHAMA, AND WILL VOTE HIM OUT, ALL GHANA PEOPLE MUST COME TOGETHER AND VOTE MAHAMA OUT, HE IS A DISASTER AND ROOT COURSE OF ALL GHANA PEOPLE SUFFERING, , FROM POOR AND CONFUSED GHANAIAN PEOPLE PEOPLE
The report is about vote buying ( actions one takes with the expectation that it will help them secure vote) and not about who is using taxpayer money. Please read. NPP and NDC are both guilty .
pls is bawumia in goverment?
He thinks he is cute. Governance isn't a fashion parade. Bawumia Balawu Buluu The Certified Pathological Liar.
Oww GII, I pity you for lacking the boldness to call a spade a spade. You fear to accuse John Mahama of vote buying and so you seek to equalize his actions with the donation by Bawumia. Shame on to you spineless creatures!!!
Non.sense
Who are these people saying this? Dr.Bawumia by donating a borehole in the volta region cannot be compared to giving our way sewing machines, cloths, outboard motors, etc. let us be serious. Bawumia is not even in government to be using our tax payers monies. Leave Dr.Bawumia alone.