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.
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I have sat behind my computer for a couple of hours asking my self whether, I should say anything about what is going on in Ghana now. I am so ashamed by what is going on now. Just because Ndoum challenged the EC about the fee for running for president, someone sitting somewhere feels he must be shown where power lies. To make it seem legitimate they add Ayariga to it. Whoever is behind it should know that you cannot have power forever and some day we will all know what actually transpired behind the scenes. NDC is spending like crazy on the elections and no one seems to think that questions should be asked. It is only in Ghana that politicians have more money than business people. Remember that whatever goes up must come down. Everyone must frown on intimidation because it could affect you next time. I am not a PPP member but we must treat everyone fairly and it seems fairness has been thrown to the dogs. This is the reason the country is so divided. I am so disappointed!!!
EOCO must be investigated for causing financial lose to the state. their office is a disastrous one
please, investigate why we are paying $10 million dollars every month to ameri?
please, investigate how Ibrahim mahama purchased a private jet!
EOCO are full of ayigbe/ewe latrine officers full of faeces ; these people are very lazy people and like JJ Rawlings have this mind set that anybody who becomes successful in life may have stolen from the people ; JJ Rawlings used the same tatics to kill people under the pretext of accountability ; transparency and probity ; why do they not go and investigat the $5million given to JJ Rawlings by Sanni Abacha ;the truth is that Mr Ndoum is not financed by public funds ;the has his source of finance and can raise any cash from aywhere in the US ; his banks and businesses have contacts and conecctions in the US ; Ayariga is a private person and have take anybodys cas or are the EOCO officers toxic with faeces looking for some state missing cash ; have they taken to trouble to go and chase Woyome for the cas he and Jon Mahama and the NDC lutted when Atta Mills was alve ; have they questioned Betty Mould ; Alex segbefia and those behind the lutting of the GHC51 million cedis
EOCO is just a disgrace to the world. I just dont get why there has been several instances of people trying to defend the NDC but end up dirtying their pants in public but still people dont learn. Eoco is part. it doesnt learn. look at what happened to the BNI in the case of the 3 south Africans who came to train bodyguards. hmmm EOCO better work professionally
The EOCO must be disbanded in the next NPP government. Isn't Woyome walking free? How much is the NDC spending on its campaign? Saa mmoas3m yi ase3 ne s3n?
DONT FORGET THERE IS NOTHING FOR EOCO OR WHAT EVER TO DO,SO THEY HAVE TO CREATE JOB FOR THEMSELVES.....LAZY AND CORRUPT BUNCH OF UNINTELLIGENT PEOPLE,
This is just ***barred word***, is EOCO shying away from the NDC? Is the PPP having access to state resoucces? When Nduom was struggling making his money NDC and its operatives were there doing dirty propaganda. This acts of impunity must stop