On Monday, December 2, the special voting process in the Greater Accra Region's Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency went smoothly until a dispute erupted. Voters in queue were observed receiving food boxes from Lydia Alhassan, the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) incumbent member of parliament.

The food boxes were also allegedly given to Electoral Commission officials and security guards overseeing the procedure, which infuriated opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) members. Actor John Dumelo, the party's parliamentary candidate, and other party officials strongly condemned the incident.

John Dumelo denounced the food distribution as an attempt at enticement in an interview with Joy News. He emphasized that any kind of inducement is prohibited by Ghanaian electoral regulations and said, "This act undermines the fairness of the electoral process."

"Why do you share food with others waiting in line? What are you doing? Does that imply that we can't also share food? We can agree as well, but let's abide by the Electoral Commission's regulations. Don't share anything with others waiting in line who haven't cast their ballots yet. Additionally, you're sharing food with individuals who haven't cast their ballots yet, and we have no idea what's in it. He asked, "What kind of stupidity is this?"

Why? Do they not believe we can succeed? We are capable of doing considerably worse. He cautioned, "They shouldn't even try us."

Both John Dumelo and Lydia Alhassan had told Joy News that they were confident in their chances before to the incident. But this incident turned the attention to claims of malpractice.

Similar food-sharing initiatives were conducted by the NPP and the NDC, according to accounts from the Ayawaso Central Constituency. These actions were directed primarily at Electoral Commission officers who were in charge of overseeing the polls.

Hundreds of security guards, emergency service workers, and representatives of the Electoral Commission are participating in the special voting process, which is taking place in 14 of Ghana's 16 regions. Due to a ballot paper error that required reprinting, the Eastern and Western regions will have their extra voting on Thursday, December 5.

The Electoral Commission has reported a strong voter turnout and a largely seamless process in spite of these problems. The integrity of the exercise has been questioned, though, in light of a few isolated events, such as the contentious food-sharing activities and missing names on voter lists.