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Ghanaian Politics

NDC writes to EC for refund of 2020 polls filing fees

By : cd on 03 Mar 2021, 11:42     |     Source: starfmonline

Asiedu Nketiah

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has written to the Electoral Commission demanding a refund of the filing fees its representatives paid for the 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary polls.

Ghana’s electoral laws require the electoral commission to refund filing fees to candidates who attain certain thresholds after polls.

In a letter signed by its General Secretary Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the party provided the EC with an account number in which to refund the money.

NDC finally admits it got 47.39% in a letter it wrote to EC dated 2nd March  2021

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court will on Thursday, March 4, 2021 announce its judgement in the petition filed against the presidential polls by former President John Mahama.

Mr Mahama contends that, per the EC’s official declaration figures, no candidate obtained more than 50% to win the polls as required by law.