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National Organizer of the ruling National Democratic Congress [NDC], Kofi Adams has tagged the running mate of the opposition NPP, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as a 'Criminal'.

He explained that – the NPP guru’s attempt to allow officials of the Electoral Commission to verify him in his house is an offense which ought to be investigated.

According to him, the NDC has lodged a new complaint with the Ghana Police against Dr. Bawumia’s move.

The new complaint by the incumbent NDC calls on the police to investigate allegations that have been leveled against Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia that he allowed officials of the Electoral Commission to verify him in his house.

Speaking on NEAT FM’s morning show dubbed 'Ghana Montie', Kofi Adams insisted that the police must question the former Deputy Governor to avoid such occurrence in future.

" . . If he does that is it not criminal? That is why we reported it to the police, if it is a case to be settled in the Chief's Palace we would have taken it there . . . What he has done is criminal, it is bad. That is why we reported it to the police," he told host Kwesi Aboagye.

Background

The Electoral Commission (EC) has fired two of it's polling station officers in the Walewale District for breaking the country’s electoral laws after they sent a copy of the provisional voter’s register and verification materials to the residence of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Vice Presidential nominee, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.

The two EC officials identified as Jobe Ambrose and Mumuni Latifa also stand accused by the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) of accepting a GHc10,000 bribe from Dr Bawumia for bringing the register to his residence.

The dismissal of the two officers was confirmed by the District Election Director,Benjamin Bamubio, in an Interview with Accra based radio station Joy FM. He explained their actions were against the electoral laws of the land.

The NDC's allegations have been denied by the Deputy Communications Director of the NPP, Anthony Karbo who explained that the officers of the EC volunteered to come to Dr Bawumia's residence because of the long queues at the verification centre.

He explained that the practice was not strange occurrence given the closeness of Dr Bawumia's residence to the verification centre. Mr Karbo added that many traditional rulers were also verified in their homes.

However, he added that when they arrived in the house, Dr Bawumia asked them to go back and that he was going to come to the station to be verified.