Audio By Carbonatix
Media Strategist Maximus Ametorgoh has recommended that the EC forbid voters from using mobile phones in polling places, obliging them to keep the phones in their pockets until they’ve exited the polling places.
One common strategy employed by electoral fraudsters in Ghana is to offer voters a sum of money if they vote for a certain candidate. By photographing their hands as they mark their selection on the ballot, voters can prove to these fraudsters which candidate they voted for and collect their fees.
Speaking on Joy FM’s panel show The Election Forum on Thursday, Ametorgoh explained that by implementing a similar policy, the Brazilian government was able to significantly hamper the ability of drug lords to influence elections in that country.
He was confident that the move, if implanted in Ghana, could similarly curtail voter fraud.
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Tags:
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Latest Stories
-
Mohammed Kudus drops out of Ghana squad for AFCON 2027 qualifiers against Côte d’Ivoire and Gambia
14 minutes -
Africa World Airlines unveils first Embraer E190 as part of 10-aircraft fleet expansion
1 hour -
Civilian hospitalised after alleged machete attack by prison officers, inmates
2 hours -
Toobu rejects calls to recall Parliament over 3.9-tonne cocaine shipment
2 hours -
Residents in 5 Northern Regions warned of approaching rainstorm
2 hours -
Constituency Games still a work in progress – Sports Minister
3 hours -
Team Ghana set for historic Karting Africa Showrun in Angola
3 hours -
52-year-old South African arrested with suspected heroin after arriving from Accra
3 hours -
Shatta Wale challenges UPSA students to build entrepreneurial mindsets
4 hours -
Finance Minister advises African governments to strengthen regional tax cooperation
5 hours -
NPP accuses NDC of master-minding demolition of Ho regional office fence
5 hours -
Ghana plans stronger regional power trade with Nigeria
5 hours -
GRA Commissioner-General calls for stronger tax cooperation to boost regional revenue mobilisation
5 hours -
NACOC needs more personnel to tackle drug trafficking – Toobu
5 hours -
Railway workers resist KMA eviction order, demand consultation
5 hours