Former Tamale Central MP, Inusah Fuseini, says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) lacks a clear constitutional mechanism to punish electoral inducement, leaving disciplinary action open to challenge.
He told Joy News’ PM Express on Tuesday that the gap limits the party leadership’s authority to sanction offenders. Proposed constitutional amendments would define the misconduct and establish who should handle cases.
His comments come amid allegations of widespread vote-buying during the NDC’s recent constituency executive elections.
Reports alleged that delegates were given cash and household appliances. The party has said it will investigate credible evidence but maintains that no incidents have been formally established.
Mr Fuseini said his committee recognised the need to punish those involved after acknowledging that inducement had occurred.
But it also found “there was no legal mechanism in our constitution to deal with that”. That left the party’s executives to decide how to proceed.
He explained that the constitution did not expressly empower the Functional Executive Committee (FEC), National Executive Committee or Council of Elders to address such cases.
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