Mohammed Taufiq Adamu, a political communications lecturer at UPSA, has commended the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for allowing democratic processes to guide its Ayawaso East parliamentary primaries, but criticized the alleged monetization of the election.
Speaking on Morning Starr with Naa Dedei Tettey on Monday, February 9, Adamu said the process, which reportedly saw delegates receiving televisions, cash, and other items, reflected a worrying level of monetization.
He described the incident as “very worrying for our democracy.”
“First of all, I want to say that the fact that the NDC gave democracy the opportunity to lead in their political decisions as far as the Ayawaso elections is concerned is something that we need to applaud,” Adamu said.
However, he expressed shock at the alleged open distribution of gifts to delegates.
“But what is very surprising and unforgiving is the rate at which the entire process was monetised… the blatant sharing of gifts, very sophisticated money that we saw openly, not even in secret… televisions, cash, pepper, eggs,” he added.
Adamu emphasized that the NDC, as a governing party committed to fighting corruption, must address these issues internally.
“By a government in power… one would ask, where did they get this money? We need to interrogate it. We need to call for accountability. The party has to take a decision on that,” he said.
Meanwhile, the NDC has set up a three-member committee to investigate the matter by Tuesday, February 10, 2026.
Majority Caucus has also demanded the cancellation of the election and ban on all candidates involved in the alleged vote buying.
Source: Starrfm.com.gh
