{"id":253503,"date":"2016-09-29T18:59:18","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T18:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=253503"},"modified":"2016-09-29T18:59:18","modified_gmt":"2016-09-29T18:59:18","slug":"akua-donkor-konadu-7-others-submit-nomination-forms-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=253503","title":{"rendered":"Akua Donkor, Konadu, 7 others submit nomination forms [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first day for the Electoral Commission\u2019s (EC) submission of nomination forms saw nine persons file their forms to contest as presidential candidates in the 2016 elections.<\/p>\n

\"Filing<\/a><\/p>\n

Aside the two candidates of the two main political parties; the National Democratic Congress (NDC), and the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), seven other nominees presented their forms at the EC\u2019s headquarters on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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\"Akua,<\/a>
Akua Donkor (L) of the GFP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The others include the National Democratic Party (NDP), the United Front Party (UFP), United Progressive Party (UPP), All People’s Congress (APC), the Independent People\u2019s Party (IPP), and the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP).<\/p>\n

\"Kofi<\/a>
Kofi Akpaloo of the IPP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The final nomination on the day was filed by the Reformed Patriotic Democrats (RPD), led by its Flagbearer, Kwabena Agyei.<\/p>\n

\"Filing<\/a><\/p>\n

The day begun with the NPP Flagbearer, Nana Akufo-Addo, presenting his forms on Thursday morning, when it emerged that the EC would not be accepting the bank drafts for the filing fees.<\/p>\n

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This is because of a court injunction secured\u00a0by the Progressive People\u2019s Party (PPP) over the hike in the filling fees.<\/p>\n

The PPP\u00a0filed a suit<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0at the High Court on September 19, seeking an interlocutory injunction to prevent the EC from receiving the nominations in protest of the amount being charged.<\/p>\n

\"PPP<\/a>
PPP Flagbearer, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The EC opened nominations earlier in\u00a0September<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0, and pegged the filing fees for presidential hopefuls at GHc 50,000 and that of parliamentary nominees at GHc 10,000.\u00a0Some aggrieved parties subsequently asked the EC to review the amount describing it as \u201cexorbitant.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Vice-President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur later submitted the nomination forms on behalf of the Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), President John Mahama.<\/p>\n

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Photo credit: Godwin Allotey<\/p>\n

By: Delali Adogla-Bessa\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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