Kwadaso MP arrested by OSP - Reports

The Member of Parliament for Kwadaso, Prof Kingsley Nyarko, has been reportedly arrested.

According to a post by UTV on X, the MP was arrested by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).

It added that the arrest is allegedly linked to his involvement in a suspected act of corruption that was captured on video during the Ejisu by-election on Tuesday, April 30, 2024.

The OSP is investigating the matter after the Electoral Commission referred the case to it as it pertains to corruption during a public election.

A report by myjoyonline.com said that its sources said investigators from the OSP arrested and questioned several interested parties involved in the case, over the corruption allegations.

It will be recalled that Professor Kingsley Nyarko was caught on live TV dropping a white envelope on a table where some two EC officials were, during the Ejisu by-election.

It was later determined that the Kwadaso MP said the money (what was contained in the envelope) was lunch money he had given to the EC officials.

The EC, in a statement on the incident, said it had taken the two officials off post and started investigations into the matter.

The Commission also called for criminal investigations into their conduct that involved the duo: Regina Serwaa, a Ballot Issuer, and George Sau, the Presiding Officer at the Church of Pentecost Polling Station at Fumesua, at Ejisu.

Meanwhile, the Kwadaso MP, Prof Kingsley Nyarko, in reacting to the video, said his action was in good faith, contrary to reports that the money was meant to bribe or influence the officials.

Also, Election Watch Ghana, a civil society organisation, has lodged a petition with the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to investigate the MP.

The Member of Parliament for Kwadaso, Professor Kingsley Nyarko, has been involved in a situation that has led to his arrest by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). The OSP has begun inquiries into alleged corruption related to a public election involving the Kwadaso MP… pic.twitter.com/hlElZnMIzb

— UTV Ghana (@utvghana) May 3, 2024