Finance Ministry releases funds for 2014 District Assembly Elections

The Ministry of Finance has released over fifty five million Ghana cedis to the Electoral Commission (EC) to hold the 2014 District Assembly Elections across the country.

The EC had intended to postpone this year’s District Assembly Elections due to the delay in the release of funds.

According to Mr Afari-Gyan. Electoral Commissioner, the lack of money for the district level elections meant the exercise, which is seven months away, would be postponed indefinitely.

However, a statement issued by the Ministry said a total of GH¢55,455,377.83 was given to the EC on January 28, 2014.

“We wish to state emphatically that the Ministry has released a total of GH¢55,455,377.83 which is the Dollar equivalent of $24,205,752.00 to the EC by the Ministry’s letter dated January 28, 2014 on the subject matter,” the statement said.

According to the statement, the amount released was in respect of the EC’s request to procure biometric machines, update, maintain, and support data centre’s hardware and software and the maintenance of wide area network.