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Catholic bishops chastise politicians over vote buying
In a communiqué issued at the end of the Catholic Bishops Conference week long plenary assembly in Tamale, the bishops described the practice as an 'insult' and urged politicians and electorate to stop giving and demanding, in equal measure, gifts in return for votes.
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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.
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