NCCE proposes Democracy Fund to curb vote buying, strengthen political parties

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has proposed the creation of a Democracy Fund to finance the internal activities of political parties, arguing that inadequate funding is one of the major factors driving vote buying in Ghana's electoral process. Speaking at JoyNews' "Democracy Is Not For Sale" forum, organised by the JoyNews Impact Makers Foundation, the NCCE's Programme Director, Dr Imurana Mohammed, said reforms aimed at tackling vote buying must address the financial…