A former General Secretary of the Convention People's Party (CPP), Nana Yaa Jantuah has urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to consider reducing its presidential and parliamentary candidate fees for parties classified as "smaller".
According to her, it is problematic to call some parties smaller parties because all political parties pay the same fees to the Electoral Commission, which is GH₵100,000 for presidential and GH₵.10, 000 for parliamentary.
In creating an analogy, she said that if one is small at home, one does not pay the same amount as the elder brother.
Speaking on the JoyNews AM Show, Mrs Jantuah said, “So if you people think we are small, all of us, then the fees should be reduced so that the bigger ones would pay and we would pay less. As long as we pay the same, as long as we have the same requirements in law, we are not small. “
The former General Secretary of the Convention People's Party (CPP) stated that electoral performance should not be used as the sole criterion to determine whether a party is considered "small" or "big."
She noted that significant changes started around 2008 when her party's performance started to decline.
Mrs Jantuah also criticized the media for consistently focusing on the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC), neglecting other parties.
“Even today, we have Hon. Alan Kyerematen also in the race; it is as if he is not anywhere. When you look at the Agriculture minister, look at the things that he is saying; they are headlines everywhere. What he is saying is not pleasant. “
Latest Stories
-
Camidoh features King Paluta, Lyrical Joe, Beeztrap, Medikal, Kelvyn Boy on NLF remix
5 mins -
Fidelity Bank wins best ESG Bank of the Year 2024 Award in Ghana
5 mins -
Ghanaian forward Philomena Abakah scores on league debut for Red Star Belgrade
9 mins -
A grand funeral for ‘The Grandmaster’
23 mins -
Coconut Grove Regency Hotel organizes blood donation
29 mins -
Emmanuel Abbey
29 mins -
Zenith Bank – A leader at 19 shaping Ghana’s financial future
30 mins -
We must stop this irresponsible mining urgently – Water Resources Commission
34 mins -
Isaac Kobina Dickson aka Zekays
41 mins -
Inaki Williams gets hattrick of assists in Athletic Bilbao’s win over Las Palmas
49 mins -
Hindsight: Broadcast bore, Bash is still worth the money and Ouattara is still…well, Ouattara!
55 mins -
Chief Kabore calls for support for Dr. Bawumia for his impact on Zongo community and Ghana
1 hour -
Don’t blame Mahama for galamsey; Akufo Addo is solely responsible- Haruna Iddrisu
1 hour -
Kofi Owusu Dua Anto aka KODA
1 hour -
Large-scale water investments in Africa overlook poor rural areas in need of ecological, and economic support – CSE
1 hour