General News of Friday, 9 September 2016Source: classfmonline.comCPP blasts EC over GHC50K filing feeChairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte OseiThe Convention People’s Party (CPP) has described the Electoral Commission (EC) as “insensitive” for setting the filing fee for presidential nominees at GHS50,000. The Commission has set 29 September as the deadline for the filing of nominations. “You see, the fact is that Ghanaians must exercise their democratic rights without necessarily making money the cost condition. And that is the more reason why the Electoral Commission does not need to raise money to run its activities [through] filing fees. They are making money a condition,” Mr Bomfeh bemoaned.

Source: GhanaWeb September 09, 2016 09:22 UTC