A former Member of Parliament (MP) for Obuasi Constituency, Edward Ennin has bemoaned the high levels of monetary inducement in the governing party over internal elections.
‘Now brilliant messages and competencies are not a panacea for seeking election in the party but monetary inducement, he said.
Monetary inducement has taken over all the electoral processes in the party, he stressed
According to him, the just-ended internal elections of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) were fraught with high levels of monetization.
He cited a situation in the election of the Ashanti Regional chairman of the party where monetary inducement was the order of the day.
He warned if care was not taken very soon people who have made unexplained wealth will invade the leadership of the various political parties in the country.
Mr. Ennin expressed this worry by reacting to what transpired in the election of Mr. Bernard Antwi-Boasiako also known as Chairman Wontumi as the Ashanti Regional chairman to steer the affairs of the party for the next four years.
Mr. Ennin spoke on the Ghana Yensom morning show hosted by Kwame Obeng Sarkodie on Accra 100.5 FM on Monday, May 30, 2022.
This situation, he alerts if not nibbed in the bud will lead to people who have made illegal money by way of their party being in power, will invade the leadership roles of the various political parties in the country.
He lamented that very soon this practice will open the flood gates for people with unexplained wealth to clamour for positions in the political parties because they have money to spend.
‘If a party member of the governing party, makes some ten million dollars by illegal means, it will not be a stressful act to spend about one percent of that illicit money on party delegates to get elected a party leader, he explained.
He was sure this situation can be arrested if the various political parties open up the processes for the election of party leadership in the country.
But, if it always is a situation where a few delegates will be gathered in a conference room or school to elect leaders the status quo will continue unabated.
He was quick to add that until Ghanaians are ready to elect a president who is keen on fighting the situation of unexplained wealth the situation can be minimized.
The monetization has taken over political leadership and very Ghana as a nation will suffer as there will be nothing left for the generation to come, he posited.
Source: Modern Ghana
