{"id":114934,"date":"2026-02-11T13:42:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T13:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=114934"},"modified":"2026-02-11T13:42:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T13:42:06","slug":"at-least-baba-jamal-should-have-been-fined-vitus-azeem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=114934","title":{"rendered":"At least Baba Jamal should have been fined \u2013 Vitus Azeem"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Anti-corruption campaigner Vitus Azeem has criticised the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for clearing Baba Jamal Mohammed Ahmed to contest the upcoming Ayawaso East by-election despite allegations of vote-buying established during the party\u2019s parliamentary primary.<\/p>\n

Speaking in an interview on Joy FM\u2019s Midday News <\/strong>on Wednesday, Mr Azeem said the party missed an opportunity to demonstrate seriousness in dealing with electoral malpractice.<\/p>\n

Mr Azeem argued that at the very least, the party should have imposed a penalty to deter future incidents.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have woefully failed to make a point. At worst, they would have fined him an amount of money, but just clearing him to go ahead with the by-election doesn\u2019t make sense,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

His comment comes after the NDC recently announced it would proceed with Baba Jamal as its candidate for the Ayawaso East By-election, even though a three-member investigative committee established allegations of vote-buying during the primaries.<\/p>\n

The anti-corruption advocate warned that such decisions only reinforce the culture of vote-buying in Ghana\u2019s politics and weaken public confidence in internal party democracy.<\/p>\n

He called on political parties to take stronger and more consistent measures to address inducement and misconduct during elections.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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