In the Asante Akyim Central constituency of the Ashanti region, some supporters of Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, the Chief Executive of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) have confirmed that they received money from him.
But, they say the gesture was not meant to induce them for their votes but rather a Christmas gift which was given by the other candidates.
A delegate who spoke with OnuaOnline‘s Ibrahim Abubakar indicated that all the aspirants gave them money, each according to their strength. They have therefore rebuked the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) for inviting him alone and leaving out the others.
“I received some as well as my polling station executives. MP (Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi) gave us 300, Kofi 500 and Nana Agyemang 100, according to their strength. Yes, they all gave us and we collected it. Why don’t they call all the three and investigate them?” he quizzed.
A female delegate also asserted that the gesture was extended to even non-delegates and cannot be classified as a bribe since many who received have nothing to offer as far as the NPP’s parliamentary primary in the constituency is concerned.
“He gave out Christmas gifts to everyone including delegates and non delegates. Whoever got close to him benefited so why should we classify it as a bribe? He didn’t give it to us as bribes to woo us for votes. He said it’s our Christmas gift. People are afraid because he is coming. We the youth are aware of his works,” the woman stated.
“Mr. Ofosu Nkansah gives us Christmas gifts every year. It is not bribe. The MP also distributed cash but that hasn’t come out. The guy has a good idea to help the party and the people of Asante Akyem Central. He is ready to help us the delegates to propel the NPP,” another man added.
Mr. Nkansah, the Chief Executive of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) is being probed by the OSP over an alleged sharing of money to delegates in his constituency ahead of the NPP elections.
But the unhappy delegates say they do not understand why all the aspirants gave them money but only Mr. Nkansah has been invited by the OSP for probe.
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