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\"\"<\/a>The Electoral Commission (EC) presented a budget of GH\u00a280 million to government in order to enable it fund the biometric registration exercise before the 2012 elections, but it receives GH\u00a250 million instead.<\/p>\n

The Finance and Economic Planning Minister, Dr Kwabena Duffuor on July 14, 2011 told Parliament that the government has released GH\u00a250 million to the EC for the Biometric Registration for 2012 Election.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo advance the course of democracy through transparent, free and fair elections, government has released GH\u00a250 million to the Electoral Commission to implement activities preceding the 2012 Presidential and Parliamentary elections,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

A Daily Graphic publication<\/a> dated April 20, 2011 cites a Deputy Chairman at the EC, Mr David Kanga as saying the EC has submitted to government, a budget for GH\u00a280 million with which to support the biometric registration during the electioneering period in 2012.<\/p>\n

In a telephone interview with the Electoral Commissioner, Dr Afari Gyan on July 14, 2011 he confirmed to ghanabusinessnews.com that it budgeted for GH\u00a280 million for registration.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe budgeted for GH\u00a280 million for registration,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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By Ekow Quandzie<\/p>\n

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