Mr Ekwow Spio Garbrah has submitted his nomination forms for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer contest.
He presented the forms Tuesday evening and instead of paying the Gh¢300,000 filing fee, Mr Spio Garbrah overpaid it by Gh¢5000 to bring it to a total of Gh¢305,000.
This was to demonstrate that he was capable of paying the filing fee contrary to public perception that he was "broke."
Mr Spio Garbrah was among the aspirants who protested the initial ¢400,000 filing fee and even when it was reduced to Gh¢300,000, they sent a second petition asking that the fee should be reduced further to Gh¢150,000.
Following this, some had concluded that he was broke and could not pay.
However, after paying the Gh¢305,000, Mr Spio Garbrah said he along with the other aspirants protested in principle that the NDC as a social democratic party, should not be seen to be exhibiting capitalist traits by imposing exorbitant fees on people who wanted to lead the party, reports Graphic Online's Victor Kwawukume.
Source: Graphic.com
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ASK SPIO AND HE WILL TELL YOU HE GOT MOST OF HIS MONEY FROM WHEN HE WAS A MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS IN THE NDC GOVERNMENT. YES, THEY LOOTED GHANA, AND THAT IS NDC FOR YOU. DON'T FORGET SPIO WAS A MINISTER IN THE NDC GOVERNMENT AND THAT WAS WHEN THEY LOOTED GHANA.
i look forward to see that the vetting committee will disqualified him because simple instruction he has abuse it by paying extra GHC5000. I HAVE ALWAYS KNOWN HIM TO BE LEVEL HEADED, but from today i see him as one of the ***barred word*** in Ghanaian politics, why will you say u are paying extra ghc5000 to prove to Ghanaian that you are rich and capable,however the same person protested against the ghc400000.the NDC as a party are made of of ***barred word*** and ***barred word*** born and nature with CRIMINAL intend. look at someone like OFOSU AMPOFO as Regional Minister he sold all the Snnit land at koforidua with a culprit as the estate Manager, as the Chairman of GPHA BOARD he again sold the port to MPS for 30yrs under his leadership as the board chair,today we have as a criminal as National Chairman of the NDC. hmmm.
NO NO! IT IS NOT DONE RETURN THE GHC 5000 BACK TO HIM. IF HE WANT TO HELP THE PARTY HE SHOULD SUBMIT/ PRESENT IT LATER TO THE PARTY. I GUESS THE FILING FEES IS SET SO WHY TAKE THAT AMOUNT TOO. OK DON'T GIVE SMALL MONEY A CHANCE AS ITS SAID. IT SETS A BAD PRECEDENT. GM
Hmmmmmm. Ghana Politicians. People need money to pay rents and other incentives but they cant get even a quarter of it to pay. These politicians have more than enough to do politics. God is watching.
Don't worry when they win power they would reclaim this in multiples of the filing fee amount from public coffers.Greedy African politicians. How I wish all Ghanaians would just come to say enough is enough with NPP and NDC.
Spio Garbrah's own family members will never vote for him. This miser