OSP launches investigation into alleged vote-buying in NPP, NDC primaries
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), has launched investigations into alleged vote buying and vote selling linked to both the January 31 New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primaries, and the National Democratic Congress (NDC)) parliamentary primaries in Ayawaso East on Saturday, February 7.
According to the Office, the said investigations also cover the sources of funding behind the alleged corrupt acts.
In a public notice issued on Sunday, February 8, the OSP disclosed that it commenced a “real-time investigation” during the Ayawaso East NDC primaries and subsequently opened an additional probe into an alleged assault on one of its officers who was deployed as part of the investigative process.
The statement asserted that the officer was attacked during the election on Saturday while attempting to serve an investigative directive connected to “allegations of vote buying, vote selling, and the sources of funding of the alleged corrupt acts.”
“During the conduct of the NDC parliamentary primaries at the Ayawaso East constituency on 7 February 2026, one of the candidates – Mohammed Baba Jamal Ahmed – allegedly abetted thugs to physically attack an officer of the OSP, who was serving an investigative directive on him in relation to vote buying and vote selling,” part of the notice said.
The Office also warned that corruption-related activities such as vote buying, vote selling, intimidation, threats of violence and acts of violence in public elections constitute serious offences and carry severe consequences.
Meanwhile, the NDC parliamentary candidate-elect for the constituency, Baba Jamal has kicked against the allegations of his involvement in the reported malpractices, maintaining that he “did not engage in any form of vote buying or electoral malpractice” during the primaries and indicated that he was ready to avail himself to assist any investigations.
See OSP Notice Below:
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