By The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is demanding the prompt arrest of Kingsley Nyarko, the Member of Parliament for Kwadaso.
This request follows footage showing the lawmaker allegedly providing money to two Electoral Commission officials during the Ejisu by-election on Tuesday.
While the Electoral Commission has stated that its initial investigations suggest the money was intended for lunch, Mustapha Gbande, Deputy General Secretary of the NDC, expressed astonishment in an interview with Citi News, questioning why the legislator remains at liberty.
“We are calling on the Ghana Police Service to immediately arrest the suspected bribe giver who is a member of parliament. It is quite shameful that a lawmaker will be bribing a public official who is performing his or her duty and up to date, he is walking. We cannot apply the law selectively, depending on the individual involved. Whether you are the president, face the law.
“A poor electoral commission officer, who accepts bribe because the economy is very difficult and she’s broke, accepts bribe, and we are punishing her and leaving the corrupt or the suspected criminal who is giving bribe. A lawmaker of Kwadaso.”
