The Functional Executive Committee (FEC) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has approved filing fees for aspirants seeking various national executive positions, with the National Chairman position attracting the highest fee of GH¢100,000.
The approved fee structure covers 14 national executive positions, including the National Chairman, General Secretary, National Vice Chairman, Deputy General Secretary, National Organizer, Deputy National Organizer, National Communication Officer, Deputy National Communication Officer, National Youth Organizer, Deputy National Youth Organizer, National Zongo Caucus Coordinator, National Women’s Organizer, Deputy National Women’s Organizer and National Executive Committee Member.
Under the approved structure, aspirants seeking the National Chairman position are required to pay GH¢100,000, while those contesting for General Secretary will pay GH¢80,000.
The filing fee for the National Organizer position is GH¢70,000, followed by GH¢60,000 each for the National Vice Chairman and Deputy General Secretary positions.
Aspirants seeking to become National Communication Officer will pay GH¢50,000, while the National Youth Organizer, National Zongo Caucus Coordinator and National Women’s Organizer positions attract fees of GH¢40,000 each.
The Deputy National Organizer, Deputy National Communication Officer, Deputy National Youth Organizer and Deputy National Women’s Organizer positions each attract a filing fee of GH¢30,000.
Meanwhile, aspirants seeking membership of the National Executive Committee are required to pay GH¢10,000.
The FEC also indicated that the cost of picking nomination forms for all positions is GH¢2,000.
It further stated that all filing fees are to be paid online through the party’s designated portal, forms.ghanandc.com.
As part of measures to promote inclusion, female candidates and persons with disabilities (PWDs) will pay 50 per cent of the approved filing fees for all positions, except the National Women’s Organizer and Deputy National Women’s Organizer positions.
However, female candidates with disabilities contesting for the National Women’s Organizer and Deputy National Women’s Organizer positions will also pay 50 per cent of the applicable filing fees.
Source: Abigail Ekua Arhin
