The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has described as 'untrue' comment that they charged GHC500,000 as filing fees for flagbearer aspirants some years ago.
The General Secretary of the opposition, National Democratic Congress (NDC) in a way to defend his party's decision to charge each presidential aspirant GHC400,000 as filing fees, said no one can describe the amount as outrageous especially when the NPP also collected GHC500,000 some time ago.
However, a statement signed by Richard Asante Yeboah, Deputy National Communications Director of the NPP said: "never in the history of the NPP has anything close to that amount been charged for primaries or any of our internal elections".
"The statement by the NDC’s General Secretary, Aseidu Nketia, that the NPP charged ¢500,000 from flagbearer aspirants some four years ago is untrue and typical of the deliberate lies and propaganda approach of the NDC whenever they want to cover up an unacceptable deed.
According to him, "GHC420,000 for filing fees is unacceptable and can only mean a blatant attempt to skew the primary in favour of a particular person".
Per the statement, "it should be noted that on June 6th, 2014, towards the preparations for the last presidential primaries, the Nomination Fee, approved by the National Council, was Ten Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHS10,000.00) and the Filing Fee was Seventy-Five Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHS75,000.00). A statement to that effect, signed by the then General Secretary, is available anywhere as a public document".
"We challenge the NDC’s General Secretary to prove this allegation or retract and apologise to the NPP and Ghanaians for attempting to justify and rationalize what is obviously an obnoxious way of monetizing internal contest and eliminating other contestants. Asiedu Nketia should also concentrate on how to rebuild his party to become the respectable opposition our democracy craves for".
The statement further indicated that "this hefty GHC420,000 demonstrates the need to be vigilant about the previous administration’s financial activities and its impact on the national treasury".
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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The diabolic posture of Asiedu Nketiah has revealed it all; he, and for that matter the NDC, stands for JDM.
Asiedu Nketia is in bed with John Dramani Mahama He thinks NDC members and Ghanaians are ***barred word***.Per his excuses of the huge amount charged, would it have meant that the party would not run or organize a Congress to elect an aspirant if non of them was able to raise that unreasonable filling fee? Come on,he should reconsider his weak thoughts. He has a diabolical mind. He should bear in mind that he is general Secretary for all the aspirants and not one (John D. Mahama).He should give us a break for now.
Asiedu, there you go again
ASIEDU NKESTIA IS ALWAYS TELLING A LIE. WHEN NPP CHARGED 75,000 YOU SHOUTED AND TODAY YOU ARE CHARGING OVER 4 BILLION OLD CEDIS. THAT GUY HAS NOTHING GOOD TO OFFER THIS COUNTRY WHEN IT COMES TO POLITICS.
Asiedu Nketia knows they benefited from the KREATE LUUT & SHAIR enterprise.
This is not waste of time. That kind politics should be a thing of the past. NPP must always respond to the lies of NDC otherwise they set tone of discussion on wrong footing. But if indeed NDC has misappropriated money whilst in office lets act now by sending them to court. Its becoming a nuisance hearing NPP saying NDC caused financial misappropriation whilst in power but nothing has happened to them. We are fed up
THESE PROPAGANDISTS NDC PEOPLE WILL ALWAYS CONTINUE TO THROW DUST INTO THE EYES OF GHANAIANS, WHY?. YOU ARE CHARGING GANGANTUAN FEES AND YOU WANT TO COVER IT UP BY TELLING LIES. THESE CREATE, L00T AND S.HARE PEOPLE, OOOOOOHHHH
HOW I WISH, NPP WERE TO BE MY UNCLE, I WOULD HAVE SUED ASIEDU NKETIAH.
It is not waste of time, my brother. If they don't accost him, he will go round repeating this statement and people will believe in the long run. He should be made to eat back those words against the NPP, before it becomes too late.
WHY SHOULD YOU WASTE YOUR TIME ON ASIEDU NKETIAH.