The Government of Ghana has recalled its High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mohammed Ahmed, following allegations linking him to electoral malpractice during a party primary election in Ghana.
The recall was ordered by President John Mahama and announced in a presidential statement issued on Saturday.
According to the statement, the directive took immediate effect, with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs instructed to carry out the necessary diplomatic and administrative processes.
The decision was connected to allegations of voter inducement and vote-buying during the National Democratic Congress parliamentary primary in the Ayawaso East Constituency.
Ahmed, who was serving as Ghana’s envoy to Nigeria at the time, was also a contestant in the primary election.
Reports from the primary indicated that items such as television sets and foodstuffs were distributed to delegates, actions that opponents and observers described as inducements. He has, however, maintained that the items were gestures of goodwill and not intended to influence voting.
