Vitalis Azeem Condemns Vote Buying, Describes Practice as “Corruption, Not Investment”
Story: Maurice Otoo
Anti-corruption advocate and Director of Accountability Lab Ghana, Mr. Vitus Azeem, has strongly criticised the growing culture of vote buying in Ghana’s electoral process, describing it as outright corruption that undermines democracy and good governance.
According to him, elections in Ghana are gradually shifting from democratic contests to what he termed a “monecrary system,” where leadership is effectively purchased rather than earned through ideas and competence.
Speaking with Kojo Preko Dankwa on Kessben Maakye today, Mr. Azeem observed that electorates are increasingly demanding money before casting their votes, while politicians willingly engage in the practice to secure political power. “What we are seeing is not democracy but moneycracy,” he stated.
He rejected arguments that the distribution of money and gifts during elections should be described as generosity, kindness or investment.
