GenCED calls for political-financing reforms over vote-buying allegations
The Gender Centre for Empowering Development (GenCED) has called for reforms to address alleged vote-buying and financial inducements in Ghana’s political party elections, warning that money politics threatens fair competition and limits the participation of women and young people. In a statement issued on Monday, October 26, the organisation said concerns surrounding the National Democratic Congress (NDC) constituency executive elections held on October 24 and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) constituency executive elections held on July 11 and 12 highlight the need to tackle the problem as a national democratic challenge. GenCED said allegations of financial inducements had emerged in contests involving both major political parties, making political-financing reform an issue that should transcend partisan interests.