Politics of Wednesday, 26 August 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comPoliticians sack DCEs to plough back high campaign costs – DomelevoDaniel Yaw DomelevoDaniel Yao Domelevo, the Auditor General has stated that when politicians win the general election, they quickly want to recover the huge cost of campaigns through the district assemblies, hence they tend to dismiss District Chief Executives so that they can have room to operate. “If it costs them [politicians] so much to come into public office, it stands to reason that they have to pay back and how do they payback?” Domelevo said at CDD-Ghana’s national forum on campaign finance. “That is why they kick all the Chief Executives out and put their people there and all the procurement go one way. The CDD-Ghana has observed that the high cost of election campaigns have the potential to marginalize experienced persons from offering themselves for elected office and consequently weakening the democratic credentials of the country. Send your news stories to and via WhatsApp on +233 55 2699 625.

Source: GhanaWeb August 26, 2020 06:11 UTC