The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Walewale constituency has rebuked the National Democratic Congress (NDC), debunking allegations of bribing Electoral Commission (EC) officers to have vice-presidential candidate Dr Mahamudu Bawumia verified in his home.
Dr Bawumia is alleged to have been verified by two EC officers at his home after inducing them with GHS10, 000.
According to a press statement by the NPP constituency secretary for Walewale, Simon Ali, this accusation emanated from the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), which is on a mission to dent the image of Dr Bawumia.
“The latest attempt of the NDC has rolled out is a totally false claim, bordering on hallucinations, that Dr Mahamudu Bawumia got Electoral Commission officers at the Kperiga polling centre to come and verify his details in the voters’ register at his family residence. This we wish to state, emphatically, is false,” the statement said.
The release further said: “NDC desperation to nail Dr Bawumia is getting to insane levels”, stressing that the “allegation of a GHS10000 bribe is one of the weirdest claims ever”.
“The NDC is also claiming that Dr Mahamudu Bawumia gave the two Electoral Officers GHS 10,000 to enable him get verified. This is hallucination of the highest order,” it added.
The statement further indicated: “Why would anyone pay to get verified when verification is free and takes absolutely no time? What benefit is there in Dr Bawumia paying EC officials during this verification exercise? As to how the NDC comes by such creations, is something only they and probably psychiatrics can explain.”
Below is the full statement:
NDC desperation to nail Dr Bawumia getting to insane levels
It is obvious for many neutral observers of the Ghanaian political landscape that Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has become a thorn in the flesh of the ruling NDC and that the NDC for several months and years has sought all manner of schemes and claims in its attempt to soil the image of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia but have failed miserably.
These schemes culminated in the president desperately urging Mamprusis not to vote for the NPP because of Dr Bawumia, as he (Mahama) has realised that the popularity of Dr Bawumia has reached higher levels in Mamprugu, the North, and Ghana as a whole more than ever.
The latest attempt the NDC has rolled out is a totally false claim, bordering on hallucinations, that Dr Mahamudu Bawumia got Electoral Commission officers at the Kperiga Polling Centre to come and verify his details in the voters’ register, at his family residence. This we wish to state emphatically is false.
This is the true sequence of events.
• On Sunday 24th July, 2016 (not Wednesday 27th as the NDC has falsely claimed), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia attended the funeral of the late Nasia chief in Nalerigu and returned to Walewale around 5pm.
• Not long after Dr Mahamudu Bawumia went to his family home, he was informed that the EC officers had come to verify him (Dr Bawumia) at home since the clouds had gathered and it was likely it could start raining soon.
• Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, however, declined this offer and rather decided to proceed to the polling centre, which is outside the family house (very close). When Dr Bawumia came out of his family house to get verified, he met the two EC officers moving to seek shelter since the clouds had gotten darker.
Dr Mahamudu Bawumia was, therefore, verified where he met the officers – just adjacent to where the polling centre had been set up and not in his residence, not even by its gate. This was within the period of verification and Dr Mahamudu Bawumia did absolutely nothing wrong.
The allegation of GHS10000 bribe is one of the weirdest claims ever. The NDC is also claiming that Dr Mahamudu Bawumia gave the two electoral officers GHS10000 to enable him get verified. This is hallucination of the highest order.
Why would anyone pay to get verified when verification is free and takes absolutely no time? What benefit is there in Dr Bawumia paying EC officials during this verification exercise? As to how the NDC comes by such creations is something only they and probably psychiatrics can explain.
In conclusion, we state emphatically that Dr Mahamudu Bawumia never got verified in his family house; he moved out to get verified as the process demands and that this latest creation is yet another scheme by the NDC against Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and which, like all the earlier ones, has failed.
Long live Ghana Long live NPP Say No to Lies
…Signed…
Simon Ali Walewale Constituency Secretary
