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02.07.2015 NDC

NDC Sharing Cash, Fertilizer For Votes

By Daily Guide
NDC Sharing Cash, Fertilizer For Votes
02.07.2015 LISTEN

The National Organiser of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, is accusing the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of vote buying, ahead of the July 7 by-election at Talensi in the Upper East Region.

According to him, in their bid to win the seat, the ruling party is sharing bags of fertilizer and GHȼ100 to each voter in the town.

In addition, John Boadu on Accra-based Oman FM on Tuesday alleged that the NDC has also promised to connect about 17 communities to the national grid if their candidate is voted as the Member of Parliament (MP).

The July 7 by-election in Talensi promises to be a fierce contest between the two major political parties.

The Electoral Commission announced the date for the polls following the resignation of the former Member of Parliament, Robert Mosore, because he has been enskinned the Paramount Chief of the Tolon traditional area.

After primaries, the NDC elected 67-year-old Benson Tongo Baba, a businessman and former chairman of the Ghana Olympic Committee, whilst the NPP elected Thomas Doanab Wuni, a 51-year-old Accountant and Lawyer who works with the Nsawam Government Hospital, to vie for the vacant seat.

But John Boadu said the ruling party, sensing defeat ahead of the election, has adopted a communist inferior tactics.

'Most of our party flags and posters of our candidate have been shredded into pieces. Those doing that should know we are capable of doing more than that,' he warned.

The NPP National Organiser urged the voters in Talensi to vote according to their conscience and not be swayed by the money and freebies from the NDC.

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