Edem Agbana, the Member of Parliament for Ketu North, denounced the growing trend of money being showcased in political campaigns during an interview on Saturday, November 14. He warned National Democratic Congress (NDC) aspirants that displaying cash and other material items could erode the party’s social‑democratic principles.
Agbana described the videos and photographs circulating online as “troubling” and urged contestants to focus on their leadership abilities rather than material displays. “I want to make a passionate appeal to the aspirants,” he said. “As a government that is trying, and as a party that is social democratic by ideology, we want to plead with them regarding the open display of cash and other things.”
The MP highlighted the monetisation of politics as a major concern for many within the party. “Seeing videos and pictures of people openly holding some of these items is something that we must all condemn,” he added. He called for the upcoming regional elections to be conducted peacefully, freely and fairly, without incidents across the country.
