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REVIEW FILING FEE IMMEDIATELY
Release, AFAG
September 19, 2016
It is on record that in December of 2015,
Ghana’s parliament approved a total of Ghc826.8
million for the Electoral Commission to conduct
presidential and parliamentary elections.
However, the Electoral Commission (EC) has
decided to increase filing fee for the 2016
presidential and parliamentary election by 500%
and 1000% respectively.
Alliance for
Accountable Governance (AFAG) construe this move
by the EC to be synonymous to selling the
leadership of this nation to the highest
bidders. This decision would hinder the growth
of democracy and also contest the authenticity
of people who intend leading this country. Among
the many ripple effects of this decision is that
the choices of the constituents, the very people
for which a representative is going to
parliament or vying to become the president, can
be denied by the simple fact that he/she is
unable to raise Ghc10,000 or Ghc50,000 filing
fee.
To begin with, AFAG would like to
quiz how the EC arrived at this figure? What
level of stakeholders’ consultation was done by
the EC? Who were the participants of this
consultation that agreed on Ghc10, 000 for
parliamentary aspirants and Ghc50, 000 for
presidential candidates?
These are some
basic but crucial questions the EC must respond
to as soon as possible for this discussion to be
addressed appropriately. Furthermore, AFAG would
also like the EC to tell Ghanaians what
necessitated these increment from the amount
paid by presidential and parliamentary
candidates in 2012? And also, what they intend
doing with these monies?
AFAG believes
this move by the EC is potentially dangerous and
would only result in disaster in the near future
if it is not properly addressed immediately. It
is highly likely to relegate genuine patriotism
and promote monetization of electoral system
which may begin to create a ‘rich-poor’
political environment and create apathy among
resource-poor patriotic Ghanaians towards our
democratic process.
AFAG calls on the EC
and the relevant stakeholders to review this
decision as soon as possible so as to protect
our democracy.
Signed:
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REVIEW FILING FEE IMMEDIATELY
- AFAG
Release, Sept 19,
Ghanadot - The Electoral Commission (EC)
has decided to increase filing fee for the 2016
presidential and parliamentary election by 500%
and 1000% respectively. Alliance for Accountable
Governance (AFAG) construe this move by the EC
to be synonymous to selling the leadership of
this nation to the highest bidders. .More
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