The founder and leader of Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), Akua Donkor is calling for increase of the GHC50, 000 filing fee for presidential candidates announced by the Electoral Commission (EC).
In her view, it is an honour for anyone seeking to lead the country to buy nomination forms for such 'paltry amount' thus the noise being made by some opposition political parties is 'unnecessary'.
Madam Akua Donkor’s comment comes after some smaller political parties including the Peoples National Convention (PNC) and the Convention Peoples Party (CPP) are calling for a reduction of the amount.
Presidential candidates and parliamentary candidates are expected to pay GHC50,000 and GHC10,000 respectively following an Inter Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting on Thursday September 8, 2016.
This astronomical increase, the PNC and CPP said it an attempt by the EC to prevent them from contesting the crucial December polls. But Akua Donkor in an interview with Adom News’ Afia Boakyewaa Yiadom after picking her forms said, the concerns being raised by the smaller parties are 'baseless'.
According to her, any candidate who complains about the filing fee announced by the EC is not fit to be president. “The GHC50,000 is good for me because it is an honour being sold and I have been able to buy it. I thank EC for this opportunity” she added.
On her readiness to contest the elections, Akua Donkor said she won’t repeat her past mistakes so she is working assiduously to secure the needed signatures for her name to appear on the ballot paper.
Source: adomonline
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Eeei but for Mahama how would this id-otic woman have such a say in Ghana? It is not about illiteracy but she is plain ***barred word***. Monies are being doled out to you so you don't value it. Cry the beloved country, I weep for Ghana. For the first time in my life, I am sorry that I came back Abai! What have we done to deserve Mahama and his ilk?
and alotey jacobs said the ndc is financing her party so why wont she say its too small when she has access to the Bank of Ghana. we are doom if this ndc succeeds in rigging this election again but God forbid.
NDC ARE BANKRUPT IN IDEAS TO MAKE GHANA BETTER. ALL MAHAMA AND HIS NDC STEALING BRIGADE KNOWS TO DO VERY WELL IS TO STEAL, STEAL AND STEAL GHANA MONEY. PLEASE GHANA PEOPLE VOTE JULOR MAHAMA AND HIS NDC ARMED ROBBERS OUT B4 THEY COLLAPSE GHANA.
you don't pay at the time of picking the forms. you pay when you summit
Such braggarts must not be entertained at all. Ghana is not and must not be put for sale, EC come again.
Where are the Nkurumas, JB Danquahs, Ako Adjei,Gedemah, the thinking people of Ghana. This country is now a concert Ghana
Guys,you just don't worry.By God's if Nana comes,Akua Donkor will run back to her cocoa farming job.The two v8's will be confiscated and the house and also all the chief who received v8's will grand their teat.Great Britain and France were able to construct a tunnel under a sea for transportation between the two countries.Now the so called speed train is serving between these countries and some parts of Europe.Come to America and see where good brains.knowledge,wisdom and goodwill are working.Ndc an evil empire head by Mahama and Kwasi Pratt say one village one dam is impossible. A bunch satanic criminals [Ndc].
fuuuuuuulish villager the media shouldn't entertain such jokers in serious matters, i don't blame her but the NDC and John Mahama
Demon....!!!
Mahama has paid for you that's why is too small for you