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The National Democratic Congress (NDC) General Secretary, the main opposition party, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has defended the 400,000 GHG filing fee for aspiring party flag bearers..
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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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Some critics have raised concerns about the "exorbitant" filing fee.
The former deputy of The Dadekotopon (Parliament), Nii Amasa Namoale, ardent defender of aspiring flag bearer, Professor Joshua Alabi, called the fees "scandalous".
But Nketia said the party needed to raise funds to hold its primary and that aspirants should have no problem raising the amount.
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"The cost of living is high, but someone has to pay the cost of running the elections. who will pay? ", He interviewed in an interview with reporters on Thursday, November 29, 2018.
According to him, even if the NDC is a social-democratic political party, "social democracy is not poverty".
He continued: "I have not declared myself a candidate for the presidency, so those who have declared themselves candidates for the presidential election must pay the cost."
To date, 12 people, including former President John Dramani Mahama, have declared themselves ready to run for the party's flag-bearer position during the presidential primaries scheduled for 19 January 2019.
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.
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