The Minister of Interior-designate and Member of for the Asawase Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, has explained why he allowed his daughter to vote on his behalf in the 2020 general election.
The MP faced intense criticism in 2020 when videos of him taking his daughter to the voting booth to cast his ballot went viral.
Speaking during his vetting by the Appointments Committee of on Friday, January 24, 2025, Muntaka explained that his curious daughter only wanted to see how voting was done.
He said that he decided to take his daughter to the voting booth and teach her about the process without considering the legal implications of his actions. "I'm very fond of Khadija.