NDC 300k Presidential Filling Fee: JJ Rawlings Demands Further Reduction
Information reaching us indicates that the founder of the largest opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), HE Jerry John Rawlings has met with all the flagbearer aspirants at his Ridge Residence to ask for further reduction in the 300k filling fees.
According to our reliable source at the office of the former President JJ Rawlings, issues discussed at the meeting includes to reduce further the GHS 300,000 filing fee down wards.
The meeting was to also touch on issues relating to the changing of the January 26th date to a later date.
Rawlings meeting with the aspirants comes few days after the party announced new filling fee of the nomination forms.
One could remember that during a meeting of the Council of Elders of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and its National Executive Committee, has cut down to GHS300,000 the filing fee for persons aspiring to be elected flagbearer for the party for the 2020 general elections, Graphic Online has learnt.
The meeting has also extended the sale of nomination forms to Saturday, December 8, 2018 and rescheduled the date for the election of the flagbearer to January 26, 2019, initially slated for January 19, 2018.
The initial GHS400, 000 announced by the National Executive Committee of the party met with protests by majority of persons known to have declared interest in contesting the role. While some called the amount too exorbitant, others called it an illegality and threatened to seek redress at all fora available to them, while some even petitioned party founder, Jerry John Rawlings, asking him to intervene.
By: Iddrissu A. Jara
