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During the 2020 general election, Muntaka was said to have allowed his 6-year-old daughter to thumbprint his ballot on his behalf, an act that attracted wide condemnation as the Ghana electoral laws only permit people above 18 years to participate in elections.<ref>{{Cite web|date=7 December 2020|title=Why I allowed my 6-year-old daughter to thumbprint my ballot – Muntaka Mubarak explains|url=https://www.pulse.com.gh/news/local/election-2020-why-muntaka-mubarak-allowed-his-6-year-old-daughter-to-thumbprint-his/n4dx7sp|access-date=9 January 2021|website=Pulse Ghana|language=en-US}}</ref> |
During the 2020 general election, Muntaka was said to have allowed his 6-year-old daughter to thumbprint his ballot on his behalf, an act that attracted wide condemnation as the Ghana electoral laws only permit people above 18 years to participate in elections.<ref>{{Cite web|date=7 December 2020|title=Why I allowed my 6-year-old daughter to thumbprint my ballot – Muntaka Mubarak explains|url=https://www.pulse.com.gh/news/local/election-2020-why-muntaka-mubarak-allowed-his-6-year-old-daughter-to-thumbprint-his/n4dx7sp|access-date=9 January 2021|website=Pulse Ghana|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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He was requested by President [[John Atta Mills]] to proceed on leave while allegations of corruption against him were investigated. He however resigned from government US$100,000,000following the acceptance by President Mills of the findings of the investigating committee.<ref name="ghanaweb.com"/> |
He was requested by President [[John Atta Mills]] to proceed on leave while allegations of corruption against him were investigated. He however resigned from government following the acceptance by President Mills of the findings of the investigating committee.<ref name="ghanaweb.com"/> |
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In January 2021, he allegedly said a Supreme Court judge offered an inducement to a female member of parliament of the [[National Democratic Congress (Ghana)|NDC]] in an attempt to persuade her to cast a vote for [[Aaron Mike Oquaye|Mike Oquaye]] during the Speaker of parliament election. He was widely condemned by lawyers and was asked to provide evidences.<ref>{{Cite web|date=14 January 2021|title=Pressure Mounts On Muntaka For Bribe Evidence|url=https://dailyguidenetwork.com/pressure-mounts-on-muntaka-for-bribe-evidence/|access-date=16 February 2022|website=DailyGuide Network|language=en-US}}</ref> |
In January 2021, he allegedly said a Supreme Court judge offered an inducement to a female member of parliament of the [[National Democratic Congress (Ghana)|NDC]] in an attempt to persuade her to cast a vote for [[Aaron Mike Oquaye|Mike Oquaye]] during the Speaker of parliament election. He was widely condemned by lawyers and was asked to provide evidences.<ref>{{Cite web|date=14 January 2021|title=Pressure Mounts On Muntaka For Bribe Evidence|url=https://dailyguidenetwork.com/pressure-mounts-on-muntaka-for-bribe-evidence/|access-date=16 February 2022|website=DailyGuide Network|language=en-US}}</ref> |