{"id":5668,"date":"2014-03-12T13:38:13","date_gmt":"2014-03-12T13:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=5668"},"modified":"2014-03-12T13:49:21","modified_gmt":"2014-03-12T13:49:21","slug":"finance-ministry-releases-funds-for-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/03\/finance-ministry-releases-funds-for-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Finance Ministry releases funds for elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Ghana-Election-mother-votes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5698\" alt=\"Ghana-Election-mother-votes\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Ghana-Election-mother-votes-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Ghana-Election-mother-votes-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Ghana-Election-mother-votes.jpg 606w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The Ministry of Finance says it has released over fifty five million cedis to the Electoral Commission (EC) to conduct District Assembly Elections.<\/p>\n<p>A press statement issued by the Ministry indicated that \u201cwe wish to state emphatically that the Ministry has released a total of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">GH\u00a255,455,377.83 <\/span>which is the Dollar equivalent of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">$24,205,752.00<\/span> to the EC by the Ministry\u2019s letter dated January 28, 2014 on the subject matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u00a0E.C had postponed district assembly elections due to lack of funds to procure biometric machines,and other equipment.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry expressed the hope that the funds would \u201cbring to an end the controversy surrounding the release of funds to the EC for the conduct of 2014 district level elections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Below is the full statement issued by the Ministry<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">PRESS RELEASE<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MINISTRY OF FINANCE HAS RELEASED GH\u00a255,455,377.83<\/span><\/b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <b>REQUESTED BY ELECTORAL COMMISSION FOR THE CONDUCT OF 2014 DISTRICT<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0ASSEMBLY ELECTION<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><b><\/b>The Ministry of Finance has noted with concern media reports that the Electoral Commission (EC) has postponed the District Assembly Elections because no funds had been released for the conduct of the elections<\/p>\n<p><b>2.We wish to state emphatically that the Ministry has released a total of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">GH\u00a255,455,377.83 <\/span>which is the Dollar equivalent of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">$24,205,752.00<\/span> to the EC by the Ministry\u2019s letter dated January 28, 2014 on the subject matter.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b>3.The amount released is in respect of the EC\u2019s request to procure biometric machines, update, maintain and support data centre\u2019s hardware and software and the maintenance of wide area network.<\/p>\n<p>4. \u00a0This should bring to an end the controversy surrounding the release of funds to the EC for the conduct of 2014 district level elections.<\/p>\n<p><b>END<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of Finance says it has released over fifty five million cedis to the Electoral Commission (EC) to conduct District Assembly Elections. 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