The influence of money in elections in Ghana can’t be underestimated. Money has always been at the centre of elections in Ghana. Politicians tend to dole out money to influence voters to vote for them. But should money be at the centre stage in elections? Shouldn’t it be what the person can do to improve the lives of the electorate? Why should money be the motivation for you to vote for somebody?
There haven’t been any elections held in this country where you won’t hear about money exchanging hands. The issue of money during elections came up recently during the election of party officers in the various regions for the ruling NPP. The Ashanti region was the centre of focus. The winner of the chairmanship of the Ashanti region Chairman Wontumi was accused of parting ways with huge sums of money to engineer his victory. It has been alleged that he parted ways with about a trillion Ghana cedis. This amount is unconfirmed though but the reality on the ground is that money changed hands.
Should this be the case? It has now become a norm that before you can serve, you should have a lot of money. Whether you are competent or not is not an issue. Only time will tell.
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