Scandalous fee GH fee 420k – Namoale

The camp of Professor Joshua Alabi, future flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) expressed his disappointment with the filing fee of 400 000 GH which should be paid by all flag bearer the hopes of the main opposition party.

Nii Ambadah Namoale, Campaign The coordinator of Professor Alabi, called the amount of outrageous "extravagant" and further called on the Council of Wise NDC to intervene.

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All aspirants holding the NDC flag are required to pay 400,000 GHA as deposit fees, while aspiring female flag-holders must pay 200,000 GHS and persons with disabilities aspiring to the same position must pay 150,000 GHA.

The nomination form for the flag bearer is attributed to 20 000 GH.

In addition, candidates in parliament are expected to pay 20 000 GH as a filing fee. Women candidates in parliament will pay half.

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The party made the decision at a meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) held on Thursday, November 29 at the party headquarters in Accra. According to the party, all aspirants have 10 days maximum to submit the [properly filled forms].

Speaking on this evolution of Ekossii Sen's broadcast of Asempa FM on Thursday, November 29, 2018, Mr Namoale said: made the amount is outrageous and unreasonable, but it's an NEC decision. We would like to appeal to the Council of Elders to meet with CEN to review this amount. "

He added: "The unreasonable character is on the date, you can not use 10 days to visit the whole country to sign the form, you can not. days it's too short … "

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He further appealed to all other candidates that they refuse the amount.

"No matter what Prof Alabi will always challenge." I'll argue with the other flag bearer Candidates, including former President Mahama, rejected the amount. The fees should be less than 100,000 GH, "he said.

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