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President Akufo-Addo has filed his nomination forms ahead of the forthcoming general elections.
The President filed for the nomination forms at the Electoral Commission headquarters in Accra today around 11:00am.
He was accompanied by the vice President, Dr. Alhaji Bawumia alongside some executives of the NPP.
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The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Madam Jean Mensa who is also the returning officer for the Presidential elections received the forms on behalf of the commission.
The Electoral Commission in September, opened nominations for parliamentary and presidential candidates, adding that the filled out forms are to to be submitted between October 5 and October 9, 2020.
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According to EC Chair, Jean Mensa, Presidential candidates wishing to contest the 2020 general election are required to pay a filing fee of ¢100,000 while parliamentary candidates will pay ¢10,000.
Other presidential candidates who were expected to file their nominations today are Akua Donkor, Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), Jacob Osei Yeboah an Independent Candidate and Hassan Ayariga, All People’s Congress (APC).
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The Electoral Commission will receive filled out nomination forms from the candidates between the hours of 9:00 am and 12 noon and 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm each day.
As per of adhering to Covid-19 safety protocols, the Commission has limited the number of persons to submit the forms at the headquarters or district offices to five persons per candidate.
In addition, the nomination forms have also been made available online to applicants.
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