[ 2016-10-24 ]

Campaign Funds: EOCO Demands Answers from Nduom, Ayariga
The Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) has
given the flagbearer of the Progressive People’s
Party (PPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom and Hassan
Ayariga of the All People’s Congress (APC), up
to Wednesday, October 26, to explain how they
funded aspects of their political campaigns.

According to the Daily Graphic, EOCO in its letter
to Hassan Ayariga said it is interested in how he
claimed to have expended over $6 million dollars
to procure vehicles, among others. The letter to
Mr. Ayariga said, “the office has analysed you
statements and comments made to the media and
circulated on social media.”

“In one such statement, you are heard to have
said you expended over $6 million to procure
vehicles, among others. The statement is of great
interest to the office,” EOCO added, thus it has
requested in writing the sources of the total
amounts expended from Mr. Ayariga.

Letter to Dr. Nduom

EOCO is also asking Papa Kwesi Nduom to explain
the source of the over GHc1.7 million Cedis he
used to pay for his filing fees at the Electoral
Commission (EC) and that of his parliamentary
candidates.

In Dr. Nduom’s case, EOCO said, “Information
available to this office is tho the effect that
you financed the recent filing of nominations for
both the presidential and parliamentary candidates
with the total amount of GHS 1,750,000 from GN
Bank.

The letters inviting the two disqualified
flagbearers were dated October 21, 2016 and signed
by the Executive Director of EOCO, Justice Tsar.

The participation of the two presidential
aspirants in the 2016 polls is in doubt as they
were disqualified from the December Presidential
race after the Electoral Commission (EC) found
anomalies in the endorsement of their nomination
forms.

The PPP has since filed a lawsuit seeking an order
of prohibition to restrain the EC from proceeding
with balloting for position of presidential
candidates for the 7th December elections.

Source - Peacefmonline

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