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By Iddi Yire, GNA
Accra, July 15 – GNA – The National
The Democratic Congress (NDC) has officially launched an electronic payment platform for
facilitate fundraising.
The new electronic platform, including a
the application interface called "NDC GHANA", a website, www.ghanandc.com and a
the abbreviated number, * 216 # or * 714 * 24 # would be for contributions and special badessments
collection among its members.
Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the General
The NDC secretary, speaking at the launch in Accra on Monday, described the
initiative as an effective system for collecting dues from party members.
He also noted that the focus was on the Party
However, afterwards, they would computerize donations and other
contributions in party coffers.
He noted that if all funds were
This would help to ensure transparency and more
party leaders are responsible.
Mr. Nketia said that it was a trip to
make part of it all, adding that "if you do not want to
contribute your dues, so you compromise your right to participate in
decision making".
He explained that if party members allowed
few good people to do to be responsible for party financing they
would like their voice heard, the loudest.
The Secretary General also stressed that
the cost of seeking a political position in Ghana was very high and increasing;
therefore, the need to reflect and find innovative solutions for
reduce or reduce costs.
Mr. Nketia stated that in the absence of such a
initiatives within the political system, the candidates were forced to take full
cost during the primaries, since the parties could not bear the cost.
Mr. Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, National President of
the NDC, said the idea was to address the issues of monetization and
decentralize party funding across the country.
"I think one of the things that our
constituencies and regions are calling for, is to make sure we have just
means of distributing resources, "he added.
Mr. Ofosu-Ampofo encouraged party members to
contribute their quota to ensure that the party performs its measures
to win the next general election.
Mr. Kwame Peprah, Chair of the Finance Committee
The NDC Committee stated that about 60% of the conflicts within the party
could be related to financial decisions.
He said in some of their critics in the
In the past, the main issues were the lack of transparency in the way funds were managed.
were received and even how they were disbursed.
Mr. Peprah noted that this initiative would be
help to meet these challenges because the system would not only show what had been done
received, but who had paid what; and also be able to know the different branches
and the constituencies to which the person belongs.
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