A former Deputy Communications minister in the erstwhile John Mahama administration, Victoria Lakshmi Hamah has blamed her humiliating defeat in the parliamentary primary election in the Kintampo North Constituency in the Bono East Region on her unwillingness to bribe delegates on Election Day.
This is the second time Victoria Hamah has failed to cross beyond the parliamentary primary to represent the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) after similar failed attempt in 2015.
Ms Hamah who was dismissed by President Mahama in 2013 over a secret recording in which she was allegedly heard revealing that she would only quit politics after getting a million dollars from it, lamented that Ghana’s politics has been handed to the highest bidder.
In a Facebook post detailing reasons for her loss, Ms Hamah affirms that she was rejected by delegates because she “vowed never to use money to rob the people of their dignity.”
“I campaigned on a message hoping to inspire delegates to awaken in them a higher consciousness towards transformational change. Elections in Ghana is so easy. Just make sure you are the highest bidder on the Election Day and you will surely win,” she wrote.
Delegates in Kintampo North Constituency of the Bono East Region elected John Kwame Kumah, who got 532 votes. His closest contender, Richard Kwadwo Kombat, obtained 486 votes while Abdul Rahaman Yakubu got 207. The least votes of 65 were obtained by Victoria Hamah who had hoped to be third time lucky.
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ooooh really....LOL The result of elections in Africa is never the voice of God? saaaaaaa? Yooooo yati wai lol
Madam say that in your NDC the Highest Bidder will always win your elections. Because how on earth will the Ndc vote for Cars Stea1ers like John Dumelo and Kofi Adams.
She trying to be a good girl but y'all trying to pull her down. Oh Ghana!
Immaturity at it's best. When they lose its someone's fault but when they win its God.
They should vote for you so that you will increase your target from USD1million to USD5million! Onaapo!
yooo, thank you, hope you not thinking of contesting again. if elections in Africa isnt cheap, you wouldnt have contested because you so low not as a woman but as a matured politician to be in parliament. times, is better you keep quite and cry than to open ya mouth to ..... elections we all know isnt fair but had you also won, who would have believed you did not use the $1m you got or thinking to get to buy votes. politics is maturity and i wish you grow to that. insult to delegates will rather end ya pre mature political life, let go, be nice with them and once they accept you, they wont take even a penny but rather force you to themselves. look at prez nana addo, prez mahama, bagbin etc, times its difficult to be there but with patience and keeping quite to work, they will honor you one day