General News of Monday, 12 September 2016Source: 3news.comCriticisms by political parties over filing fees unwarranted – CODEOCharlotte Osei, EC ChairpersonThe Coalition of Domestic Elections Observers (CODEO) says the criticism by political parties over the Electoral Commission’s decision to increase the filing fees for presidential and parliamentary nominees is unwarranted. In 2012, parliamentary candidates payed GH¢1, 000 whiles presidential aspirants payed GH¢10, 000. Spokesperson for CODEO John Larvi in an interview on 3FM’s News Hour said the increment is an incentive for the various nominees to work hard toward the elections. “I don’t think it’s anything the political parties should complain about too much because the Electoral Commission has the mandate to fix the price”. He added that the political parties should rather engage the Commission professionally if they feel the fee is too high for them.

Source: GhanaWeb September 12, 2016 08:26 UTC