The Flagbearer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa
Akufo-Addo, has picked nomination forms at the headquarters of the Electoral
Commission to enable him contest the 2016 election. The party’s acting General
Secretary, John Boadu picked the forms on behalf of Nana Addo. This comes hours
after President Mahama also sent his party’s Deputy General Secretary, Koku
Anyidoho, to pick up his nomination forms on his behalf. Aside President Mahama
and Nana Addo, four other political parties’ nominees, have so far picked up
nomination forms to compete for the presidency.
Kofi Akpaloo of the Independent People’s party (IPP), Madam Akua Donkor of
the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), Akwasi Addai Odike of the United Progressive
Party (UPP) and Nana Agyenim- Boateng of the United Front Party (UFP) all picked
up forms on Tuesday at the Electoral Commission head office in Accra.
Parties lament high filing fees
The Electoral Commission had earlier received a wave of bashing from some
political parties for pegging presidential and parliamentary filing fees at
GHc50, 000 and GHc10, 000 respectively; an amount they said was too high. Some
of the parties including the New Patriotic Party (NPP), had expressed
reservations about the amount, saying it would only limit the electioneering
process to a privileged few.
EC to consider review of ‘exorbitant’ filing feesMeanwhile the Electoral Commission (EC) has said it will soon meet to
consider whether or not to review the amount. The Head of Communications at the
EC, Eric Dzakpasu, said the Commission will meet to deliberate on the way
forward.
“The commission has taken notice of the concerns and that the
commission will meet and decide if there is a possibility of a review and that
if there is a review it will be communicated to the political parties,” he
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