{"id":231550,"date":"2024-10-13T13:41:37","date_gmt":"2024-10-13T13:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/13\/pnc-drags-ec-to-special-prosecutor-over-ipac-budget\/"},"modified":"2024-10-13T13:41:37","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T13:41:37","slug":"pnc-drags-ec-to-special-prosecutor-over-ipac-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/13\/pnc-drags-ec-to-special-prosecutor-over-ipac-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"PNC Drags EC To Special Prosecutor Over IPAC Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a shocking turn of events, the People\u2019s National Convention (PNC) has petitioned the Office of the Special Prosecutor to investigate alleged bribery during the last Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting held by the Electoral Commission (EC) on October 1.<\/p>\n<p>The petition, filed by Mark Ewusi, National Youth Organizer for the PNC and Convenor of Election Watch Ghana, alleges that monies were shared among selected party representatives just before the meeting commenced.<\/p>\n<p>According to Ewusi, he received GHC3,000 from Jerry Apawu, General Secretary of the Liberal Party of Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>However, Apawu claims he gave the money to Ewusi as financial assistance to settle his family\u2019s rent issues, not as a bribe.<\/p>\n<p>This development has sparked heated debate, with some questioning the timing and intent behind the money sharing.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Background of IPAC Meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The IPAC meeting in question discussed the opposition National Democratic Congress\u2019 petition requesting a forensic audit of the provisional voters register.<\/p>\n<p>Eight out of ten participating parties opposed the request, while two endorsed it. The EC\u2019s engagement with political parties was televised.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>PNC\u2019s History with EC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time the PNC has been involved in controversy with the EC.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, the EC suspended engagements with the PNC due to internal leadership wrangling. The party has since been working to resolve its internal conflicts with some of the leading figures quitting the party to form a new one.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>-BY Daniel Bampoe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 In a shocking turn of events, the People\u2019s National Convention (PNC) has petitioned the Office of the Special Prosecutor to investigate alleged bribery during the last Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting held by the Electoral Commission (EC) on October 1. 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