Former President, John Dramani Mahama has donated an amount worth GH¢1,953,000 to the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The donation was made to support the party’s internal elections with the regional elections starting today, Friday, November 11.
The donation was announced by the National Communications Officer of the party, Sammy Gyamfi in a press release issued today.
According to the statement, GH¢853,000 is for the fair conduct of the regional elections, and the remaining balance is for a debt owed to the Electoral Commission (EC) for the conduct of the party’s constituency elections.
“The NDC’s flag-bearer for the 2020 general elections has donated an amount totaling ¢1,953,000 to support the conduct of the party’s constituency and regional internal elections.
The donation is made up of an amount of ¢853,000 to the national party leadership for the organization of regional election conferences across the country and an amount of ¢1,100,000 to the Electoral Commission to clear the debt owed them by the party in respect to the just-ended constituency elections of the party,” the release said.
The statement concluded that “the party is most grateful to His Excellency and his generous sponsors for coming to the assistance of the party at this crucial time.”
By Lawrence Odoom