The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has made known that the Electoral Commission would be provided with the necessary funds to organize a successful and transparent elections.

He snubbed ideas of excessive spending during elections and assured that government will not throw away all the financial sacrifices made since assuming office in line for power.

“We will do so not because we are complacent of our chances. No. We will do so because the nation needs it and we are not prepared to throw away all the sacrifices and gains the people and their government have made in the last three years,” he stated.

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He revealed yesterday whiles presenting the 2020 Budget in Ghana’s Parliament that Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo is prepared to ensure credible elections - a hallmark engraved on the name of Ghana as a peaceful and diplomatic country.

“I would like to take this opportunity to inform this august House on behalf of the President that all the needed resources required shall be marshalled for the EC to ensure that we have credible, free and fair elections,” he stated.

To deepen and decentralize governance and enhance peace, he said the government had created six new regions and was proceeding with a referendum for the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs).