5th December 2024 12:50:24 PM
2 mins readBlakk Rasta, a well-known broadcaster, has spoken out against vote-buying and the use of bribes by politicians to sway voters during elections.He criticized recent cases of vote-buying, particularly during the Special Voting exercise, where Ayawaso West Wuogon MP Lydia Alhassan was spotted handing out food to people waiting at polling stations.
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Calling the act disgraceful, Blakk Rasta contrasted it with the disciplined behavior of voters in the United States during their recent elections."Ancient Ghana was here before America, yet in their elections, nobody handed out fried rice and chicken to voters in a queue. Nobody went around bribing the electorate," he said.He also questioned the integrity of those involved in such practices.
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"Where lies your integrity? How do you feel knowing your election was won through bribery?" he asked.
Rasta went on to criticise the political system in Ghana, claiming that it is designed to oppress the people."Politics is here to oppress us. Before we can get food, shelter, or anything, we have to vote for them. Even when they use our own money to provide us water, we still have to vote for them
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first,” he fumed.To him, every election in Ghana exposes how easily some voters are swayed."Every time it comes to an election, I see the reality. I see how short-circuited the Ghanaian brain is. It shows us how mediocre we are and tells us that we are still in the stone age. The common sense of the average Ghanaian is so low, and it hurts.
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"Blakk Rasta also noted that in Ghana, elections prioritise peace over justice and equal rights, a development he has highly condemned."In all our elections, we prioritise peace over equal rights and justice. Even when politicians misbehave, you're forced to walk away in the name of peace," he said.
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