Ahiagbah should have been jailed and banned from voting for 5 years — Sammy Gyamfi

Sammy Gyamfi, National Communication Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has criticized Richard Ahiagbah, Director of Communication for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), claiming that Ahiagbah should have been prosecuted for voting in the 2020 election.

Gyamfi alleges Ahiagbah committed a felony by voting when his name was not on the voter registration list, which he has publicly confirmed.

He stressed that the country’s electoral regulations forbid anyone whose name is not on the voter registration list from voting.

According to him, the law requires jail, a fine, and a five-year voting restriction for such a violation.

He stated that “This is a very serious matter. It doesn’t only border on the commission of a crime; it borders on a confession by Richard Ahiagbah that he has committed a crime… Voter registration in Ghana is governed by law. You cannot engage in registration and voting per your own whims and caprices.”

Speaking on Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana on Thursday, May 23, 2024, he stated, “He [Ahiagbah] himself has confessed to voting in the 2020 elections, both presidential and legislative, when his name was not on the voters register.

He stated that he went to the polls to vote on December 7, 2020, but his name was not on the register.

“In Ghana, you can’t vote in any public elections unless your name is on the voters’ register,” he added.

Richard Ahiagbah acknowledged prior claims that he voted in the 2020 elections despite not being on the voter registration list.

In an interview with Accra-based Neat FM on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, Ahiagbah revealed that despite having a legitimate voter identification card issued after completing his registration in 2020, his name was not on the register when he attempted to vote.

He explained that because he had a voter’s ID card with his name, he received it in 2020 when Ghanaians were invited to register for a new voters’ register.