Vitus Azeem, an Anti-Corruption Campaigner, has called on political party Chairmen to caution their members against vote-buying during elections.
He said the act is a dent on the country’s democracy.
Mr. Azeem said, even though the state cannot do anything about the situation, the Office of the Special Prosecutor can pick up cases like this and deal with persons involved accordingly.
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The issue of vote-buying has been lingering in the political terrain for some time now.
Vote-buying is a widespread phenomenon. It is usually viewed as a purely economic exchange in which the voter sells his or her vote to the highest bidder.
The recently held National Democratic Congress (NDC) primaries saw a number of candidates claiming that there was vote buying hence their lost.
There were allegations from Victoria Hamah and MP of Kumbungu Constituency in the Northern Region, Ras Mubarak.
Ras Mubarak after the elections claimed that some of his contenders may have been engaged in money laundering considering the profligate spending done at the party primary in the area.
According to him, the wanton display of cash suggests there was vote-buying which culminated in his defeat and has therefore reported the matter to the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) to look into it.
The NDC has responded to such claims and says they will investigate and if any person is found guilty he or she would be punished to serve as a future deterrent to others.
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There were also some allegations from some NPP candidates in their just ended primaries at orphan constituencies.
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