The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) says the electorate holds a solution to the monetisation of politics in the country.

This, according to the Executive Director, Professor Henry Kwasi Prempeh can be done through a resolve of electorates to vote out politicians culpable of vote buying.

“The only way to stop it is for us to get them both to know that this is not the way to go. We must make them sign to it that we will vote for the candidate that do not accept bribes or pay for the primaries,” he said.

In the most recent vote-buying issue involves Deputy Chief Executive of the Micro and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC).

Abibata Shanni Zakaria was cited in CDD’s Corruption Watch arm investigation to have used the centre’s funds to induce NPP delegates to vote for her in the recent parliamentary primaries.

Across the political divide, financial and materials influence of voters has become recurrent, though alleged culprits continue to deny such allegations.

Prof. Prempeh said besides fueling corruption, vote buying deprives the citizenry of good quality leaders.

He noted that it is part of governance issues inhibiting development, despite Ghana’s success in peaceful election and power transfer for nearly three dacades.

“We are doing some of the democracy things right but the outcome is still not impressive. If we don’t do governance right we risk losing some of the gains made so far”, he added.

Prof. Prempeh spoke on the sidelines of the launch of CDD’s Manifesto Project in Kumasi.

Ten areas of interest have been highlighted in a document dubbed “Manifesto Project”, aimed at promoting responsive and responsible manifesto for development.

Governance, Education and Agriculture are among key areas of high interest.