The GH¢50,000 and GH¢10,000 fee set for presidential and parliamentary hopefuls hasn’t only rubbed badly on the Progressive People’s Party but also on other parties including the former First Lady, Konadu Agyemang Rawlings.
The Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Party (NDP), asked what which made of the GH¢50,000 presidential fee charge, opined "if anybody is in Ghana and was not surprised at the filing fee; then is someone whose got a lot of money or stolen a lot of money or whatever."
She further observed "and so if somebody doesn't have the money, and have the ability, to lead their people, you are saying that just because they don't have the money, they shouldn't give it an attempt? I think it will not be fair. Our position has been straight that we [NDP] felt that, it was overboard, and at the same to me, it shows clearly that our monetary system in Ghana today, had jumped within four years from a thousand to ten thousand, which means that the economy is going down. That's what it means."
The EC on September 8, 2016 announced the new figure for both the presidential and parliamentary candidates. Presidential candidates per the directive are expected to garner 25 per cent of the votes while a parliamentary candidate is also expected to secure a 12.5 percent of the parliamentary votes or have their monies confiscated.
The Progressive People's Party (PPP) meanwhile has filed a motion for an interlocutory injunction to restrain the Electoral Commission (EC) and its assigns from collecting the GH¢50,000.00 and GH¢10,000.00 filing fees.
Nana Konadu despite her outrage at the new filing fees has filed her nomination papers while the EC awaits the ruling of the high court to know the agreeable fee permissible to the court.
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