General News of Saturday, 10 September 2016Source: citifmonline.comEC not blocking parties with high filing fees – Wereko-BrobbyDr. Charles Wereko-BrobbyFormer presidential candidate for the United Ghana Movement (UGM), Dr. Charles Wereko-Brobby has come to the defence of the Electoral Commission which has been accused of charging high filing fees from political parties. The commission has been criticized by the New Patriotic Party, Convention People’s Party and the People’s National Convention for pegging filing fees for the December 7 polls at GHC50,000 and GHC10,000 for presidential and parliamentary aspirants. But Speaking on Eyewitness News, Dr. Wereko-Brobby insisted that the amount does not seek to block more aspirants from contesting in the race. He also blamed the high fees on administrative processes and said persons seeking such positions should be able to raise the amount involved. “Anybody who seriously want to be a president of Ghana and cannot muster GHc50,000 is not a serious person.

Source: GhanaWeb September 10, 2016 09:11 UTC