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Policy of Thursday, November 29, 2018
Source: Myjoyonline.com
2018-11-29
play the videoNDC Secretary General Johnson Asiedu Nketia
The National Democratic Congress's general secretary, the main opposition party, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, defended the party's decision to collect 400,000 ¢ of filing fees for candidates for the presidential candidate in 2020.
He explained that the party intended to use the funds raised to organize its presidential primaries, scheduled for 19 January 2019.
"The cost of living is high, but someone has to pay the cost of running the elections. who will pay?
"I have not declared myself a candidate for the presidency, so those who have declared themselves candidates for the presidency must pay the cost," he told reporters in Accra on Thursday.
He rejected criticism that the fees would be at odds with the social democratic political philosophy of the NDC.
"Social democracy is not poverty," he said. It explains the party's philosophy that market forces must be allowed to function, while putting in place mechanisms to protect people negatively affected by free market rules.
A dozen aspirants have expressed interest in leading the party in the presidential elections of 2020. There is the idea that the figure is supposed to reduce aspirants.
In addition to the 400,000 ¢ filing fee, they must pay 20,000 ¢ for the selection of a nomination form for the presidency.
Reacting to concerns that the combined 420,000 ¢ would be disputed, the secretary-general, who had just won an easy battle for re-election, asked reporters "how much is too much?
He said that the party's political rival, the NPP, had accused about 500,000 ¢ of the candidates for the flag three years ago. The checks show that NPP presidential candidates were asked to pay 85,000 ¢ in the last presidential elections of 2014.
For the 2016 presidential elections, the Electoral Commission has fixed 50,000 ¢ for presidential candidates. These fees represented a 500% increase over the previous presidential race in 2012.
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