The All Peoples Congress (APC) has turned to the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) documents detailing the party’s source of funding following an invitation to explain public comments by the APC leader.

Hassan Ayariga has said he has spent as much as $6 million campaigning but following his disqualification by the Electoral Commission (EC) from participating in the December polls, he accused the Commission of unfairness in relation to his investment in the process.

EOCO issued a letter to the presidential candidate of the Progressive People's Party (PPP), Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom asking him to explain the source of the over GHc1.7 million he used to pay filing fees at the Electoral Commission (EC) for himself and his party's parliamentary candidates.

The Office is also demanding answers on the source of funding of APC after its Presidential Candidate, Hassan Ayariga, claimed on an Accra-based radio station that he expended over $6 million to procure vehicles for his campaign.

In a statement, EOCO stated “The office has analysed your statements and comments made to the media and circulated on social media. In one such statement, you are heard to say that you expended over $6 million to procure vehicles, among others. The statement is of great interest to the office”.

APC is expected to submit documentations of its assets and liabilities. 

Since news of the EOCO invite, the party has shifted position saying the figure was a slip of tongue. 

APC General Secretary, Razak Opoku who spoke to Joy News’ Favour Nunoo said the party is not going to be a stumbling block in the work of the EOCO adding they believe that whatever they are doing is very transparent. 

He said the APC believes it is an opportunity for EOCO to deepen Ghana's democracy by ensuring that there is transparency and accountability within political parties.

"We have already engaged them in a verbal discussion yesterday (Monday) and we promised them we will put it on paper for them," he said. 

According to him, they provided the Office with the details of the sources of their funding and other information requested by the Office at the close of business Tuesday which the Office acknowledged receipt of to Joy News. 

Although neither the Office or the party would give fine details of what the documents contained, Joy News gathered it captured details of the APC's accounts plus other assets including vehicles and offices across the country.

The party's liabilities that captures all its spending running up to the December polls as well as what they projected to spend by the time the election is over was also provided.

Mr Opoku was disappointed EOCO did not communicate in any way or indicate when the party is going to get a response although the two parties were given a deadline of Wednesday, 26 to submit the requested information.