A group calling itself Webmasters for NPP (WNPP) has condemned reports indicating that Nana Akuffo Addo is spending over USD 3,000 dollars every month on his campaign website www.akufoaddo2012.com since it was developed.
The WNPP also stated that, the report tagged the cost of website at over USD 10,000.
In a statement signed by its leader, Samuel Donkor, the group said, from all its checks, the website was not paid for by Nana Addo but was paid for by well meaning party members.
As webmasters, we rather believe that www.johnmahama.org and www.okudzetoablakwa.com are the most expensive campaign websites in our political history.
“You can go and check Johnmahama.org and okudzetoablakwa.com, as if the people who developed and manage these websites do not sleep. Check the speed of updates. NDC people have the money to develop those websites and maintain it the way they are doing? Nana Addo did not pay for the development and management as indicated in the report.” The statement said.
The group maintained that as much as the Nana Addo's website is maintained regularly to spread the good news it has for Ghanaians all over the world, especially on the Free SHS, the resources available to that of President John Mahama and Honourable Okudzeto Ablakwa can be verified by the quality of their websites and updates.
"We are doing our best to market our flag-bearer but we are not paying that much like the rest are doing." the statement added.
This reaction is based on a research that revealed the most active and expensive political websites in Ghana today.
The researchers were looking at the development, management and seriousness it has attached in the use of social media and was able to suggest the cost of their development and management based on the functions used in their design and development as well as management.
The most expensive according to the report of all could be www.akufoaddo2012.com and pegged the cost at over USD10, 000 with management of over USD 3000 a month.
Followed by that of the Honourable Deputy Minister for Information, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa‘s campaign website, www.okudzetoablakwa.com at over USD 8000 to develop and must be paying over USD2, 500 a month for its management.
The www.johnmahama.org website according to the report could cost over USD 7000 with management of over USD 2000 a month.
The WNPP therefore called on all Ghanaians to disregard the report and focus on making Nana Addo win the elections and also continue contributing financially towards the party's victory come December 7 .
*Emmanuel Darko Webmasters For NPP*-*WNPP*
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