Akufo-Addo nominee paid GH¢5,000 to each elected Juaben assembly member to vote for him – Special Prosecutor
Beleaguered Juaben Municipal Executive nominee Alexander Kwabena Sarfo Kantanka is facing 26 corruption charges after an investigation carried out by the Special prosecutor’s office with regard to the local assembly election that saw to his rejection.
Mr Sarfo-Kantanka, who is the New Patriotic Party’s Juaben constituency Chairman was the subject of a probe after being captured in a video in November 2021 accusing assembly members of Juaben of refusing to confirm his nomination as the Municipal Chief Executive despite allegedly receiving bribe from him.
He was not able to secure the required number of votes to confirm him as the Chief Executive of the Juaben Municipal Assembly and was captured in the video demanding his money back from the assembly members.
Per findings by the Special Prosecutor’s office, Mr Sarfo-Kantanka gifted the elected members of the Assembly GH¢5,000 each.
He is also alleged to have gifted the Government appointed members GH¢2,500 each to influence their conduct in the performance of their duty as voters.
The election was held on September 29, 2021, and Mr Sarfo-Kantanka failed to secure the required number of votes for confirmation as Municipal Chief Executive.
He also failed after being renominated for the same position by the President on October 12, 2021, and on November 1, 2021, the accused again failed to secure the required number of votes.
The assembly currently has no chief executive, and its residents have made appeals to the central government to step in.
