420k Filing Fee: Mahama Picks Form

Some Asawase constituency executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have today December 4, 2018, picked up nomination forms for former President John Mahama as he bids to lead the party in the 2020 general elections.

A cheque of 20,000 cedis was presented to the NDC General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketia.

They paid the GHȼ20,000 cost for the form on behalf of Mr John Mahama, who is trying to seek a second term as president. Already, Mr Mahama is said to have received pledges amounting to about GHȼ500,000 in support of his campaign whilst other contestants in the race, are complaining that the GHȼ20,000 cost for the nomination form and the GHȼ400,000 filing fee was on the higher side.

The other aspirants numbering eight have petitioned the founder of the NDC, Mr Jerry John Rawlings and the Council of Elders for them to intervene. One of the presidential aspirants, Mr Alban Bagbin has said he will exit from the race if the Council of Elders of the NDC fail to impress upon the national executives to review the GHȻ400,000 filing fee.

“I will not pick the form and I will not file and I will make it known that it is not because I cannot mobilse” he said.

All male flag bearer aspirants of the party are to pay GH₵400,000 while female aspirants (so far none has declared interest) are to pay GHȻ200,000 while persons with disability aspiring to the same position are to pay GH₵150,000.

The announcement of the fee has since last week when it was made public, been met with a public outcry, particularly by a number of the aspirants and party folks.

The form is expected to be presented to Mahama and he has a minimum of 10 days to fill and file.