Kwadwo Poku, a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) communication team, has waded into the ongoing debate surrounding vote-buying in Ghana’s political space.
The NPP communication member highlighted that parliamentarians are now refusing to contest again due to the amount they spend to secure their seats.
He noted that members of parliament now feel that their constituency and delegates no longer value their work and what they do to develop their area; they are only looking to receive money.
According to Kwadwo Poku, persons who receive money from politicians to induce votes can also be arrested because they are also committing a crime.
Speaking on GHOne TV, Kwadwo Poku stated, “Look, everybody knows that problem. I was at a private area waiting for a flight with some parliamentarians, and the very reason why they are saying they will not contest again is how much they have to spend into coming back to parliament.
They think that the work they do in parliament is not appreciated, and how they try to help the community are not appreciated. All the community wants, and all delegates want is to take, and it is a problem.
What even basically kills me is when they are blatantly on video and talking to journalists about who gave and who didn’t give and how they are going to look for the other person. It tells you that they don’t know that the receiver is also committing a crime.
He further added, “Civic education is very important, because if you know you are blatantly committing an offence, you will not admit it in public, and we have videos on TikTok everywhere where individuals who can be named, identified, and arrested give themselves away to the crime they committed. They think that the giver is the one committing the crime; no, you, the receiver, are also committing a crime under the same 699.
Kwadwo Poku’s comments come on the heels of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) announcing that they have launched investigations into alleged vote-buying during the NPP’s Presidential primaries and the NDC’s Ayawaso East parliamentary primary.
The OSP, in a statement, stated, “The Office of the Special Prosecutor(OSP) has commenced an investigation in respect of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primaries conducted on 31 January 2026.
On 7 February 2026. The OSP commenced a real-time investigation in respect of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primaries at the Ayawaso East constituency
The investigations focus on allegations of vote buying, vote selling, and the sources of funding of the alleged corrupt acts.
During the conduct of the NDC parliamentary primaries at the Avawaso East constituency on 7 February 2026, one of the candidates – Mohammed Baba Jamal Ahmed – allegedly abetted thugs to physically attack an officer of the OSP, who was serving an investigative directive on him in relation to vote buying and vote selling.
Consequently, the OSP has opened further investigation into the assault of an authorised officer of the OSP in the performance of his functions in relation to Mohammed Baba Jamal Ahmed.
The OSP reminds the public that the law prohibits corrupt acts in relation to public elections. It is a serious offence to engage in vote buying, vote selling, intimidation, threats of violence, and acts of violence in relation to elections”.
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Anyone who receives money from politicians to induce votes is also committing a crime and can be arrested… – Kwadwo Poku (Member, NPP Communications Team)#GHOneNews #EIBNetwork#GHOneTV #NewsAlert#GHToday pic.twitter.com/Juw31V4AA8
— GHOne TV (@ghonetv) February 9, 2026