just a campaign trip running on tax payer\u2019s money<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\nSpeaking to Citi News<\/strong>, the Executive Director of the GII, Linda Ofori Kwafo, said they may not have the hard facts to prove that indeed, the President is using state resources for campaign purposes; but certain indicators might prove he is guilty.<\/p>\nAccording to her, the timing of the tour and the message that runs through are some of the indicators.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn this particular instance, you look at the timing, the message the President is given out. Was it planned earlier? How quickly did the President have this as part of his agenda?\u00a0All these things will guide us in making a distinction to draw a line between performing his duties as a President, and using state resources to campaign to his advantage,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n
Mrs. Ofori Kwafo noted that drawing a line between campaigning and presidential duties may be difficult, but she insisted that\u00a0if she sent out trained monitors to assess the president\u2019s tour, they will conclude that there has been an abuse of incumbency.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe difficulty is distinguishing between what the President is currently doing and what he is supposed to be doing as the leader of a party; but then if I send my trained monitors and they go to the field, I know most of them will capture this exercise being embarked on as an abuse incumbency.\u201d<\/p>\n
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By Delali Adogla-Bessa\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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