Presidential Staffer and New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate for Awutu Senya West Constituency, Eugene Arhin, has been accused of bussing students from Kwanyako Senior High School in Agona West to the Electoral Commission (EC) Office of Awutu Senya West.
It is alleged that the politician paid them GHC100 each to register.
The unconfirmed report has sparked reactions from several netizens, with some questioning whether it was unlawful to organize transportation for eligible students to register.
“R they qualified to vote in the said constituency or not? N is this d first time u r hearing of ppl schooling in a district but r resident n vote in another? What’s yours point exactly?” an X user wrote.
As of now, Mr. Arhin has not responded to these allegations. It remains to be seen how this situation will unfold and if any official statements will be made regarding the matter.
In an unrelated event, two Togolese nationals are currently in the custody of the Jasikan Municipal Police Command for attempting to participate in Ghana’s ongoing voter registration exercise.
The arrests were made by National Security officers on Sunday, May 19, and the suspects were subsequently handed over to the police for further processing in court.
According to National Security officers, leaders of a political party in the area allegedly brought the suspects to the Jasikan Municipal Registration Centre. They further alleged that political leaders in the Buem Constituency attempted to secure bail for the two suspects at the police station but were unsuccessful.
This incident follows a similar arrest last week at Asokore Mampong in the Ashanti Region, where two Nigeriens were apprehended. These individuals were unable to convince Electoral Commission officers and the police of their eligibility to register as they were not Ghanaians.