The Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West Wuogon, Lydia Seyram Alhassan, has responded to allegations of voter inducement made by her opponents during the Special Voting exercise at the Legon Police polling center.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Ayawaso West Wuogon, John Dumelo, expressed his displeasure over the conduct of Lydia Alhassan.

According to John Dumelo, it is offensive and against electoral rules for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate to be sharing what is suspected to be food packs to persons waiting in line to cast their ballots in the ongoing Special Voting.

“Why are you sharing food to the people in the queue? Why are you doing that? Why, as for us, we can’t share? We can share. If they want me to share, I will also share, but let us respect the rules of the Electoral Commission. Don’t share anything with the people in the queue who have not voted yet. You are sharing food, and we don’t know what is in it. And yet you are sharing it with the people who have not voted yet. What kind of stupidity is this? Why do they think we can’t do the same? We can do the same and even worse. They shouldn’t even try us,” he fumed.

In response to these allegations, the NPP MP asserted that the claims are being fabricated to tarnish her reputation.

According to her, her opponents attempt to attack her character at any slightest opportunity, even though she does not harm them in any way.

“Why is it that they will not mind their business and they are always trying to attack me? They always do this and here I am by the grace of God, I have a temperament that is able to contain all of this. They do all of these and I am Lydia so they try to do all things against me,” she also fumed.

Lydia further addressed the incident of her alleged gifting a bag of rice and oil to a security staff at the University of Ghana in an attempt to influence his voting decision.

She stated that the security staff in question is an executive from her opponent’s camp, insisting that the claims against her were completely false and mere propaganda.

“The gentleman in a viral video talking about me giving him rice is an NDC executive. I didn’t come out to say anything about it because we are five days away from the elections and I wouldn’t do anything to mar the hard work that I have put into this. They always mention my name and try to destroy my hard-earned reputation. I have taken enough but I thank God for the temperament that he has given me and I will continue doing my good work…” she explained.

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