The Ghana Soccer Affiliation (GFA) have recommended to impact a mega enhance of 900% of the preliminary nomination payment for presidential aspirants forward of the upcoming Congress which is anticipated to pave the best way for elections.
If the thought is permitted by Congress, presidential hopefuls of the GFA elections could also be obligated to shell out GHC50,000 every, versus the preliminary GHC 5,000 nomination payment.
This was revealed in a latest assertion signed by Common Secretary of the GFA Prosper Harrison Addo on June twenty fourth, suggesting a major enhance within the nomination payment for Presidential contenders.
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Ghana’s soccer governing physique explains the deliberate payment enhance by citing the rising prices of organising elections, equivalent to logistics, transportation, and lodging.
If permitted at Congress, the brand new improvement could have monetary implications on former Vice President George Afriyie, Kojo Yankah, and Bernard Amofa Jantuah who’ve all declared to contest Kurt Okraku within the upcoming elections as his first time period nears its finish.
Whereas Feminine Aspirants are anticipated to pay 50% of the payment, different nomination payment proposals embody aspirants to the Govt Council and Regional Soccer Associations (RFA) Chairmen to pay GHC15,000 and GHC10,000, up from GHC2,500 4 years in the past.
Aspirants for the RFA slot for Govt Council, RFA Govt Council, District Chairmen, and District Govt Council can also be charged GHC5,000, GHC2,000, GHC1,000, and GHC500.
However why? In 4 years costs have elevated by 10 occasions the earlier payment for the GFA Presidency?
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Nomination payment of 5000gh is now 50, 000gh?
Lol… that is obscure. pic.twitter.com/kCnnrZCDmx
— Kelvin Owusu Ansah (@KelOwusu) June 27, 2023
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The proposal is anticipated to be both accepted or rejected on the upcoming Congress which comes off on Monday, July 10, 2023, on the Nice Corridor of the Kwame Nkrumah College of Science and Know-how.
