{"id":7537,"date":"2024-08-04T17:08:32","date_gmt":"2024-08-04T17:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=7537"},"modified":"2024-08-04T17:08:38","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T17:08:38","slug":"high-presidential-parliamentary-filing-fees-expose-the-candidates-to-manipulation-of-financiers-kofi-abotsi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=7537","title":{"rendered":"High presidential &amp; parliamentary filing fees expose the candidates to manipulation of financiers \u2013 Kofi Abotsi."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Whenever candidates are compelled to pay high filing fees by the Electoral Commission (EC), the elections management body worsens the financial plight of the parties, the Dean of the Law School at the University of Professional Studies, Accra, (UPSA), Professor Kofi Abotsi, has said.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the view of Prof Abotsi, the high fees expose the aspirants to the manipulation of financiers who he describes as \u2018the next generation of corrupt actors.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Filing fees have no basis in the constitution for an institution that is publicly funded,\u2019 he said in a post on his X platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The commission recently announced the nomination fees for the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-5aead77ded77e7fac65d8f5198940244 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:400px; height:400px; max-height:400px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wV4rgvOoAMw?feature=oembed&color=red&rel=0&controls=1&start=&end=&fs=0&iv_load_policy=0&autoplay=0&mute=0&modestbranding=0&cc_load_policy=1&playsinline=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen referrerpolicy=\"origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The EC said that male presidential candidates must pay GH\u00a2100,000, while female candidates and persons with disabilities will pay GH\u00a275,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCandidates vying for the position of President will be required to make a payment of One Hundred Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH\u00a2100,000.00) at the time of submitting their Nomination Forms. Payment shall be by Banker\u2019s draft and addressed to the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFemale Candidates and Persons with Disabilities are required to pay Seventy-Five Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH\u00a275,000),\u201d part of the statement read.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whenever candidates are compelled to pay high filing fees by the Electoral Commission (EC), the elections management body worsens the financial plight of the parties, the Dean of the Law School at the University of Professional Studies, Accra, (UPSA), Professor Kofi Abotsi, has said. 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