The leader of the John Mahama campaign team has justified <\/span><\/p>\n The leader of the John Mahama campaign team has justified <\/span>their<\/span><\/span> decision to provide what has been described as incentives to delegates. <\/span><\/p>\n Daniel Ohene Agyekum rejected suggestions of vote buying, explaining the move is only to encourage voters to come out and exercise their franchise.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cWe want to ensure that those who want to come out and vote are well taken care of. Some people are travelling from a long distance to come and vote so we have to take care of them.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cIf we want them to come, it is only natural that you\u00a0facilitate their coming to do so. We are offering them a little bit of incentive in terms of transportation, a little food and drinks,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n He denied that they are doling out monies to the voters but what they did was to complement the party\u2019s efforts.\u00a0<\/p>\n Ahead of the primaries, some flagbearer aspirants raised concerns about possible vote buying citing Mr Mahama\u2019s team <\/span>decision<\/span><\/span> to provide food and transportation for the delegates, a responsibility they say the party has to bear.<\/span><\/p>\n One of the candidates Goosie\u00a0Tanoh told Joy News\u2019 Joseph Opoku Gakpo that his team would file a formal complaint to the party if they get enough substantial proof of votes buying.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Goosie Tanoh<\/b><\/p>\n He was, however, emphatic that vote buying was rife \u201call over the country.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cApart from this naked inducement of one meal for four years for delegates and also the GHS20 saga let us hope there\u2019re no problems associated with what is happening,\u201d Goosie Tanoh said, referring to former President John Mahama.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Related:\u00a0Incidence of vote buying has not been reported to us – Sammy Gyamfi<\/p>\n But Mr Ohene Agyekum said\u00a0they do not care about who the delegate is going to vote for, but they only want to get make the delegates to the polling stations without much hassle. \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cAll of us belong to the same family so should make sure we get a high turn out,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n At the Nhyiaeso constituency in the Ashanti region where vice chairman of that constituency Richard Prah, a known Mahama supporter, also rejected concerns about possible rigging. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n He said they are only concerned with getting the people out to cast their ballot and not direct who they are going to vote for.\u00a0<\/p>\n Mr Prah said it is not his possible for them to rig\u00a0or influence the votes to suit anyone aspirant since they are not allowed into the voting booth.\u00a0<\/p>\n In an interaction with the press, National Communications Officer of the party, Sammy Gyamfi said no such information of votes buying has come to their notice.<\/p>\n \u201c\u2026nothing could be further from the truth,\u201d he told the pressmen.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/02\/1893011373364_1084203731009.PNG\")
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