[11][9] The Asutifi South constituency saw a ‘skirt and blouse’ voting by electorates in that election as the presidential candidate elected by the constituency electorates was John Kufour of the major opposition New Patriotic Party.
[9][12] He was elected over Thomas Broni of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Nsiah Ababio Williams Cosmus of the People's National Convention and Adu Adjei Augustine of the Convention People's Party.
[13] He was re-elected by his constituents in the 2020 General election, to represent them in the 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.
[14] In May 2024, Dauda was arrested for allegedly being involved in a limited Voter registration exercise violence in his constituency.
[15] On Saturday May 11, 2024, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) responded to the arrest of Member of Parliament Collins Dauda by the Ghana Police Service, citing his alleged involvement in disturbances at a voter registration center.
They asserted Dauda's absence from the scene and criticized the police for rushing to make arrests without sufficient evidence.
The NDC reaffirmed its commitment to peaceful participation in the voter registration process but condemned the police's perceived bias and called for impartiality in maintaining law and order.
[1] According to a police statement on May 11, 2024, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP was arrested in connection with a disturbance during the limited voter registration exercise at Kukuom in the Ahafo Region, where one person was injured and hospitalized.
[17] Collins Dauda was prosecuted by Nana Addo's government to the chargers of 70 charges, including causing financial loss to the state, related to the controversy over the $200 million Saglemi Affordable Housing Project he supervised during his tenure as the minister of Works and Housing.It was alleged that Collins Dauda, Kweku Agyeman-Mensah, and Alhaji Ziblim Yakubu played key roles in the project’s planning and execution.
However, on February 5, 2025, the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, withdrawn all charges against him and the four others who were involved in the Saglemi Housing Project case.