Ghana’s election season has once again been marked by drama, with fresh allegations from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) stirring tension.
On December 7, just minutes before polls closed, the NDC held a press conference claiming its Ashanti Region National Organizer, Joseph Yamin, had discovered 50,000 hidden ballot papers allegedly linked to the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
The claim, which quickly went viral on social media, sparked outrage among supporters of the NDC. Yamin appeared in a video presenting what he called damning evidence—a room allegedly containing stacks of ballot papers.
However, the Director of Communication for the Bawumia Campaign Team, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, swiftly dismissed the allegations as baseless.
“As usual, the NDC is doing what it knows best—behaving irresponsibly as a party,” Aboagye remarked during a media interaction.
“It is extremely baffling to have the NDC behave the way they are doing. They continue to peddle falsehoods.”
He specifically questioned the credibility of the evidence presented by Yamin, describing the video as amateurish and lacking substance.
“All we saw was Joseph Yamin holding his phone and having a camera placed on him. There was no resistance, no owner of the house, no officials.
He was just standing there, cheerfully telling somebody he had discovered ballot papers. That’s a complete lie,” Aboagye said.
The accusations from the NDC and the rebuttal from the NPP reflect the intense rivalry between the two parties in one of the most closely watched elections in Ghana’s history.
For many, this back-and-forth drama underscores the challenges of maintaining trust and transparency in the electoral process.
While Yamin’s claims have raised eyebrows, they have also drawn criticism for being poorly substantiated.
