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'If I give money to someone to buy food, is that vote-buying?' - Kumawu MP

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  • ALETSE GBONTON 4 weeks ago

    IF U GIVE MONEY TO AN EC OFFICIAL WORKING IN A RESTRICTED PERIMETER WHERE NO ONE IS SUPPOSED TO TRESPASS,, ITs A BRIBE..... I TOLD YOU THESE NPPIGS HAVE KEROSENE IN THEIR HEAD!! I TOLD YOU

  • Unpredictable Oye Onye Kwasi Atta 4 weeks ago

    Everything is wrong with it considering the circumstance surrounding the evil intention of giving money to no other hungry person in the town except the EC officials. Not even beggars, poor electorates, or party officials? Th ...
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  • PRINCE KWASI ADADE ( OFIE P33) 4 weeks ago

    FORCE INCOMPETENT NDC TO EXPLAIN 24HR ECONOMY AS A POLICY!!!
    BAWUMIA TE SO SAA!!!!
    24HR ECONOMY CANT BE A POLICY AND SO THEY CAN’T EXPLAIN IT. THEY ALL EXHIBIT FOOLISHNESS WHEN THEY ARE CONFRONTED TO EXPLAIN IT. YOU CANT ...
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  • iPRONOUNCE 4 weeks ago

    WE NEED A SECOND RAWLINGS. WHEN RAWLINGS USED TO SAY THE PEOPLE ASKED FOR BLOOD...YOU NOW GET IT.

  • Joe 4 weeks ago

    Useless NPP thieves, hardened criminals

  • Koliko 4 weeks ago

    Another foolish ashianti. Are there no hungry people in his constituency?

  • Nimokafui 4 weeks ago

    Simple answer is - YES !

  • Josh 4 weeks ago

    It's a bribe. I am surprised you don't see it that way.

    But, given the political group you're coming from, I am not surprised after all.

  • Asamoah 4 weeks ago

    NPP, The Caterer for EC Officials.
    Who will believe this crap? Stupid! You were caught giving bribe. In any civilized country this MP would have been toast by now. But we have allowed corrupt politicians to run rough shod ov ...
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  • Sul 4 weeks ago

    YOU ARE VERY SICK

  • Fuseini 4 weeks ago

    Foolish talk.
    How it is only on election day that you want to give money to the person to buy food? Are you the one who contracted him to work for the EC? How can you go to someone's company and purport to pay their staff wh ...
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  • Jake 4 weeks ago

    You are a fool and a very useless MP. You are not fit to be in parliament. Was it the responsibility of the useless prof. to feed the workers? Were they not paid to work? didn't they know they will be hungry and prepare? This ...
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  • manner less 4 weeks ago

    So these are the very people we called leaders? No wonder they are stealing our monies from left right centre with impurity led by akuffo addo.

  • Malaika 4 weeks ago

    Did the person beg you for food.

  • Avedzi 4 weeks ago

    You are not serious honourable member

  • PLEASE WATCH YOUR UTTERANCES&BE DECENT 4 weeks ago

    DON'T TEACH THE YOUTH BRIBERY, IT WILL DESTROY THE NATION. IT'S WRONG TO GIVE MONEY TO EC OFFICIAL ON DUTY. WHY NOT FEED YOUR CONSTITUENTS IF YOU HAVE SO MUCH MONEY?
    PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING, SOME NEED SMALL CAPITAL TO FARM BUT ...
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  • Kwame 4 weeks ago

    And they don't know how to communicate. Do u give money to everybody on the street for food? Mtcheŵww

  • Sule Mohammed 4 weeks ago

    Yes it is, fool.

  • Doe 4 weeks ago

    Since when did you know that person? Did he tells you he needs money from you? You are a shame.

  • Peter 4 weeks ago

    Complete and hopeless moron. What is this imbecile in parliament? Because he does not add value.

  • Samuel 4 weeks ago

    It's vote cheating.

  • OSAFO KANTANKA 4 weeks ago

    It is very sad when a person who should know better comes out with such outrageous nonsensical statements. He probably has not even read the laws regarding election practices. I have seen some party members going round polli ...
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  • Koo Sei 4 weeks ago

    This is the sort of democracy useless Danquah and Busia were yearning for. And, you've got some baptised idiots sitting in Ghana calling bogus democrat Akufo Addo, a human rights lawyer and advocate for democracy, my fucking ...
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  • ELL JAY 4 weeks ago

    Are these the same people we had eight years ago begging for our votes?what a reckless comment coming from a lawmaker.He should have been in police custody by now if we were a serious Nation.

  • Kwaku 4 weeks ago

    What do you take Ghanaians for ? There are laws prohibiting this. Not so ? You are aware of the breach. This is a strict liability. Whether their food was late or not, it was not your responsibility
    The law should take its ...
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  • NART 4 weeks ago

    DID HE TOLD YOU HE WAS HUNGRY? CRIMINALS, LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE ON THE STREETS LOOKING FOR FOOD TO EAT PLEASE GO N FEED THEM. NONSENSE

  • Kofi Adu 4 weeks ago

    As a lawyer, where did you give the money? And is it only during that time you have to give the money? I AM HUNDRED PERCENT SURE THAT IT IS A VOTE BUYING. Whether to food or not the time and place you gave the money is to inf ...
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  • BOY KOFI 4 weeks ago

    How can you walk from Kwadaso to go and give chop money to some EC staff at Ejusu?
    Where is your brain?Tnx

  • Edward 4 weeks ago

    Look at a liar who is not good at it. And they call him honorable. Kai. Do envelope money before you give it to your children, and ur friends. Liar

  • Osei 4 weeks ago

    Despicable liars. You give that person money to buy food only on voting day? And you claim the battle is the Lord’s ? Indeed

  • Eric Amponsah 4 weeks ago

    people are not concerned about the giving out of the money, but that was at a wrong place and at the wrong time. this is why this man has to be taking to the court for explanations by law. How can this person be called an hon ...
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  • John 4 weeks ago

    If you think like this as a Dr or Prof.then Ghana is doom, eeei these are the people ruling us.

  • Man 4 weeks ago

    Commentators, you understand where this Kumawu MP is coming from. Have you forgotten how he was elected? He was part of the fraudulent, money inducement election. So, don't be surprised at all about his little mindedness. ...
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  • Put+it+to+intended+uses. 4 weeks ago

    My friend, I don't know how you became a legislature. But it amazes me to read that someone like you is making this statement. Did the person tell you he was hungry or ask you for money? Why didn't you provide him the food?
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  • Kofi Sam 4 weeks ago

    Yes Mr.Mp. what you did was wrong. You should have waited for them to close or go on their individual lunch breaks then you give the money which in any case you should have taken it out of envelope first. I have heard your ap ...
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  • Kim 4 weeks ago

    Please you guys should live this kumewu mp alone, he never talks in parliament before, so he wants to be heard. I don't blame him, l blame we the voters, because of love for political parties, every animal they put we vote n ...
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  • Kwaku Yeboah 4 weeks ago

    Foolish and incompetent corrupt NPP politicians. You starve the people for years and only appear to give them money to buy food on the day of an election? Kwasia bribe givers.

  • El Chapo 4 weeks ago

    U will regret when the tables turn

  • SUDDENLY NOTHING IS ANY LONGER WRONG FOR NPP 4 weeks ago

    When they were in opposition, they saw evil, heard evil and spoke evil. Now they see no evil, hear no evil and speak mo evil. But God is not deceived, Dec 7 is fast approaching when there would be weeping, wailing and gnash ...
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  • KOOTSE 4 weeks ago

    Are you the one who provides money to the delegates for food always or does the law binds you to feed delegates on the day of voting? You people think we are children, hmmm.

  • Nuumo 4 weeks ago

    Please are we now normalising bribery and corruption in the country?
    Am scared oo

  • Talking fish 4 weeks ago

    So we have elected these mad people to be law makers
    He sees nothing wrong with his colleagues action... incredible
    Why are u denting Ghana's democracy all the time
    We have these unintelligent guys as leaders
    God save ...
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  • Tony 4 weeks ago

    Do you go about giving money to people for lunch? Even if so, your intention this time was evil because you planned it ahead by putting it in an envelope. Btw how much did you give each EC official for lunch that day. Rogue.

  • Papa 4 weeks ago

    What a fool of an mp. These are the people siting in parliament making laws. You do not know that mere discretion doesn’t permit you to do that.

  • Akwele Santo 4 weeks ago

    Such a stupid question from a so called honorable.

    My question to him will be if I finger her wife have I had sex with her?

    Ofui

  • Abrefa 4 weeks ago

    These NPP guys have ABSOLUTELY no sense of shame. This is sickening.

  • Accra is dirty.com 4 weeks ago

    Stupid fool,you couldn't give money to someone to buy food apart from the day voting is going on, NPP is most annoying party full of thieves and criminals, you are a fool to say that idiot

  • Nonsensemuststop 4 weeks ago

    Shameless bulldog.

  • Friday 4 weeks ago

    Why wait till electioneering period b4 buy food for ppl.
    Mr. MP, wait till someone buys a bigger amount than what you offered, that's when you will see your smoothness level.
    You guys think we're all dumb in GH.

  • Summer 4 weeks ago

    No it's not vote buying its a money laundering

  • Patricia appiah 4 weeks ago

    Why EC official. At a time that voting is being conducted. You have mouth to defend yourself. Your days are numbered

  • Oua 4 weeks ago

    I don't know why we have such people as our MPS ,they have no brains, why didn't you go to all the pooling stations to give them money for lunch?

  • Gustavo 4 weeks ago

    You call this an MP.. Giving money to EC officials whiles on a job. Asking g if it's vote buying. Are u father Christmas to be sharing free money. You have a lot to answer from IGP. You will go to jail .

  • Ex-Pope 4 weeks ago

    Only corrupt vote-buying crooks walk around polling stations with envelopes full of cash to hand to EC officials. Yes, you're a vote-buying crook and criminal.

  • Kweku Bonto 4 weeks ago

    All Ghanaians are liars! Where else in the world do politicians give money to voters to buy food? Only in Ghana! Mr MP what you are saying is a lie and you know it! it is vote buying and you know it!

  • Kwadwo 4 weeks ago

    All these idiots called themselves members of parliament. Is he suppose to give money to EC officials on election duties? Don’t you think it amounts to inducement? Must the party defend everything? What a useless party.

  • Nana addo the clearing agent 4 weeks ago

    This Npp criminals knows how to defend their colleagues criminals shamelessly

  • ObofaDadefa 4 weeks ago

    Yes

  • K mainoo 4 weeks ago

    Twidiots always defending tbe indefensible. Are the ec official your supporters to give them lunch money. Nansins. Account from where the money u gave them is from and stop the ntoatoa

  • HENRY, SPAIN 4 weeks ago

    GIVEN MONEY IN A RESTRICTED AREA TO SOMEONE TO BUY ANYTHING IS A BRIBE.NEVER DONE. U SHOULD KNOW.