General News of Monday, 27 January 2020

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

APC presidential aspirants to pay GH¢50,000 as filing fee

Hassan Ayariga, Founder and former flagbearer of the All People Hassan Ayariga, Founder and former flagbearer of the All People

The All People's Congress (APC) has opened nominations for the flagbearership race ahead of its national delegates conference slated for May 2, 2020.

Presidential candidates are expected to pay an amount of GH¢20,000 for picking the nomination forms and GH¢ 50,000 as the filing fee.

All aspiring parliamentary candidates will also pay an amount of GH¢1,000 for their forms and an amount of GH¢2,000 for filling fee.

Opening of nomination for all parliamentary aspirants will start from the 14th of February and close on the 28th of February 2020 as vetting of National Executives will be held on the 25th April 2020 at the party’s headquarters in Haatso from 9am to 5pm.

Speaking at a press conference, the General Secretary for APC, Modecai Thiombiano, said “the party will deploy logistics and sixteen branded pickups to the sixteen regions of the nation to enhance political activities of the party towards our victory in election 2020.”

He added that its time Ghanaians kick out the NPP and NDC and vote APC with the vision of rescuing the country from bad leadership and economic freedom.

“Our country is in crisis and needs urgent crop of new leadership skills and vision to rescue our people. We need a third force that we will give Ghanaians a better leadership and vision for economic freedom and development. Our leader Dr. Ayariga is our last hope and we ask Ghanaians to see the APC party as that alternative force that will rescue Ghanaians from hopelessness and bad leadership.”

“We are asking Ghanaians today to start the campaign of “Bye Bye to NDC and Bye Bye to NPP” we need a change,” he added.