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Controversy as Muntaka Mohammed uses 6-year-old daughter’s thumbprint to vote
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for the Asawase Constituency, Muntaka Mubarak Mohammed, has sparked controversy after he held the hand of a child believed to be 6 years old to thumbprint the presidential and parliamentary ballot papers.
Visuals from the Peace of God polling station at Aboabo where the incumbent Member of Parliament went to cast his ballot show the legislator and the child believed to be his clad in all-white apparel. Having gone through the process and received a ballot paper, he walked to the designated box for thumbprinting with the little girl, held her hand to thumbprint.
He later took the ballot paper, folded it, and gave it back to the little girl to drop in the ballot box.
The two showed the victory sign which has now been adopted by the opposition party as the return of John Mahama is 2nd on the ballot paper. Already a section of the public is asking whether his action is within the remits of the law.
It is unclear if Muntaka’s biggest opponent, Alhaji Alidu Seidu of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has voted yet.
The Asawase seat is one of three seats held by the NDC in the Ashanti Region, including Sekyere Afram Plains and Ejura Sekyedumasi.
Source: Ghanaweb
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