The Office of the Special Prosecutor has rejected claims that it is targeting the National Democratic Congress in its ongoing investigations into alleged vote buying during recent party primaries.
Director of Strategy, Research and Communications at the OSP, Sammy Darko, said the decision to investigate incidents arising from both the New Patriotic Party presidential primaries and the NDC Ayawaso East parliamentary primary was based strictly on law and available evidence, not partisan interest.
He explained that the OSP’s public statement announcing the investigations was intended to address electoral corruption broadly and not to single out any political party.
“This statement is not just about what happened at Ayawaso East or the NPP primaries. It is generally that we are reminding Ghanaians that vote buying and vote selling are prohibited by law and that we must refrain from it,” Mr Darko said.
He noted that some critics misunderstood the structure of the statement and wrongly concluded that more attention was given to one party over the other.
According to him, the statement simply presented the NPP and NDC cases in sequence before outlining the scope of the investigations. He added that additional detail was provided in one instance because it involved the alleged assault of an OSP officer while carrying out official duties during the election process.
The OSP announced on Sunday, February 8, 2026, that it had begun investigations into alleged vote buying linked to the NPP presidential primaries held on January 31 and the NDC parliamentary primary in Ayawaso East conducted on February 7.
Reports from the Ayawaso East contest claimed that some delegates received items including 32 inch television sets, coolers, and boiled eggs from the camp of candidate Mohammed Baba Jamal Ahmed.
There were also allegations during the NPP presidential primary that supporters of some aspirants shared cash with delegates before or after voting, leading to complaints from some delegates who said they were left out.
The OSP maintains that all allegations will be assessed on their merits as part of efforts to protect the integrity of Ghana’s electoral processes.