John Dumelo Drags Lydia Alhassan To OSP For Sharing Food At Ayawaso West Special Voting
- John Dumelo has made a formal complaint at the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) against his opponent Lydia Alhassan
- Dumelo has alleged that his opponent breached electoral laws during the special voting exercise at Ayawaso West Wuogon
- The exercise on December 2, 2024, was marked by unrest after Dumelo tried to stop Alhassan from giving food to voters
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Actor-turned-politician John Dumelo has dragged Ayawaso West Wuogon MP Lydia Alhassan to the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) over allegations of vote-buying.
His complaints reportedly stemmed from divisive events that happened at the special voting exercise held at the Legon Police Station on Monday, December 2, 2024.
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Dumelo accuses Lydia Alhassan of vote-buying
Chaos erupted at the special voting centre in Ayawaso West as Dumelo and his supporters protested against Alhassan for reportedly distributing food.
Videos that emerged online showed heated exchanges between both camps after the alleged distribution of cooked food to voters waiting to cast their votes.
Later, the MP admitted to distributing food at the voting centre but denied the allegation of voter inducement.
Dumelo lodges complaint with OSP
Barely 24 hours after the incident, the actor filed a formal complaint against Maa Lydia for what he termed as 'breaching criminal and electoral laws'.
In a statement on Facebook, the NDC parliamentary candidate said he put together video evidence of the incident and information on his opponent's alleged plot to unlawfully influence voters on a larger scale during the main election.
"We expect the OSP to take immediate and decisive steps to not only prevent MS. LYDIA SEYRAM ALHASSAN from repeating the unlawful behaviour, but also to bring her and all her accomplices to book.
"It goes without saying that how the OSP handles our complaint between today and Friday, December 6, will determine the quality of Saturday’s elections," the statement said.
Kwaku Manu speaks on vote buying
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Kwaku Manu described the phenomenon of politicians distributing food to electorates as disrespectful.
The actor dared any politician to try that on him when voting, questioning why these so-called acts of goodwill are not done before or after polls.
Kwaku Manu's statement on the matter came amid a reported incident between Maa Lydia and John Dumelo during special voting in their ward.
Proofread by Bruce Douglas, senior copy editor at YEN.com.gh
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