Madam Charlotte Osei told Parliament Wednesday that the
failure to capture the total amount of Ghs 42,710 collected from
journalists in the Commission’s 2017 financial report was an oversight,
and that the amount is currently in the EC’s bank account.
There were reports that the GHC10 charged
each journalist before being issued with accreditation for the last
elections, and other monies collected, were missing as the Commission
failed to capture them in its 2017 financial report.
Member of Parliament for Subin, Eugene
Antwi, filed an urgent question before the House when he figured some
inconsistencies in the financial report, which suggested the EC, did not
raise funds internally in its operations in 2016.
But when she appeared before the House Wednesday, Mrs Osei said the
non-capturing of the monies which included the over GHC2.5 million
collected replacing Voter’s ID cards was an ‘oversight’ and would have
to talk to the Financial Director who prepared the report.
The commission received a total of GH¢2,590,080.47 to process
replacement voter ID cards.
“They are there” she told the House, noting the monies are in a GCB
account of the Commission, adding that they cannot expend the money
without the Finance Minister’s approval.
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