The Electoral Commission (EC) has opened nominations for all registered political parties and independent candidates to pick their nomination forms to contest the 2016 elections.
Prospective presidential candidates are expected to cough an amount of GH¢50,000 whilst that of parliamentary candidates is GH¢10,000.
According to Mr. Yussif Alhassan Ayuba, the Deputy Director in charge of Public Affairs of the EC, the filing of the nomination forms will be done on September 29 and 30.
“The forms will be available for all Presidential and Parliamentary candidates to fill and get endorsements before the filling date of September 29 and 30 respectively.
“The forms for the Parliamentary candidates will be available at the district offices across the country while that of the Presidential candidates will be available at the head office of the Electoral Commission in Accra.”
