Moses Abor, a candidate in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Ayawaso Central parliamentary primary, has charged Henry Quartey, the regional minister for Greater Accra, with organizing schemes to use unapproved security personnel to rig the upcoming election.
Abor, the former NPP Greater Accra Youth Organizer, claimed in a formal complaint filed with the Inspector General of Police that Henry Quartey planned to use “illegal security personnel” to sway the vote in his favor.
According to Abor, the Regional Minister intends to make use of people who work for him in the Ghana Police Service as well as private security guards.
According to Abor’s accusations, the goal is to intimidate and harass delegates who are thought to be endorsing his candidacy on January 27, the day of voting.
Abor also claimed that Henry Quartey and his associates had hatched a complex plot to illegally stuff ballot boxes with pre-marked ballots in order to tamper with the election results.
Below is Moses Abor’s full statement.
Regarding the aforementioned subject, I, Moses Abor, am an aspirant Member of Parliament representing the Ayawaso Central Constituency (henceforth referred to as the “Constituency”).
The Greater Accra Regional Minister and Member of Parliament for the Ayawaso Central Constituency has brought this to my attention. In an attempt to sway the results of January 27, 2024, parliamentary primary in his favor, Hon. Henry Quartey, a candidate in the same constituency, plans to employ unauthorized security personnel.
Amongst other things, the Greater Accra Regional Minister intends to employ private security personnel and personnel from the Ghana Police Service who owe allegiance to him to intimidate and harass delegates whom he perceives as my supporters on the said day. I also have information that during counting, he intends to unleash hooligans to snatch ballot papers and possibly burn them to halt the process if it goes otherwise.
Together with my team, we have intercepted a grand agenda by the Regional Minister to stuff the ballot boxes with his thumb-printed ballot papers when voting is ongoing. As law-abiding citizens, we do not intend to take the law into our own hands.
We therefore petition the Inspector General of Police (IGP), to take a special interest in the elections of Ayawaso Central and deploy professional police personnel to the venue on the voting day to avoid clashes and ensure the election is free and fair.
We await your prompt action.
