NDC vote buying, NPP threatens minority parties – Ayariga

Politics of Saturday September 19, 2020

Source: 3 News

2020-09-19

The two main political parties, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (PNP), have engaged in vote buying over the years because they are resourceful, said the Founder and Leader of the Congress of All Towns (APC).

Hassan Ayariga told The Key Points on TV3 on Saturday 19 September that this situation has prevented minority parties in Ghana from becoming a third force in Ghana’s elections as they cannot increase resources to the level of the two parties. leaders.

The discussion on the weekend’s current affairs program focused on why the smaller parties are fighting to break the duopoly of the NDC and the PNP.

Ayariga, who was with the National People’s Convention (PNC) before forming his own political party, said that until the state addresses this situation, it will be difficult for smaller parties to rub shoulders with the NDC and the PNP in elections.

“The main political parties enter into vote buying. That is the biggest challenge. There is so much vote buying and vote buying goes through the leaders of political parties, ”he said.

And he added: “I’ve seen it in my previous game [PNC] that people spend money to fill a position, not to work, but use those positions to earn money. “

Ayariga also blamed the media for not offering equal opportunities to lesser-known political parties.

“The media is also focusing on the NPP and the NDC. We invite you to programs you don’t come to, we send people to your shows, you don’t give them the opportunity, “he said.