A total amount of GH¢243,528,305 is needed for the conduct of Ghana’s 2012 general elections, according to the Electoral Commission’s (EC) budget estimate for the exercise. The money is meant for voter’s registration and both the presidential and parliamentary elections in December 2012, said the Commission’s Chairman Dr K. Afari-Gyan at a meeting organised by the Editors Forum, Ghana (EFG) in Accra February 15, 2012.
“The Commission’s budget estimates for the registration and later the presidential and parliamentary elections stand at GH¢243,528,305,” Dr Afari-Gyan said. Giving the budget breakdown, the EC’s Chairman said an amount of GH¢148,942,378 is allocated for biometric voter registration, GH¢7,477,966 for exhibition of the provisional register and the remaining GH¢87,107,961 is earmarked for the presidential and parliamentary elections.
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