PRESIDENT, Dr Irfaan Ali has dismissed claims that state funds are being used to finance the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C’s) election campaign, insisting that the party’s efforts are being supported solely by members and supporters across the country.
“We are incumbent, these accusations are always there,” he told reporters, while responding to questions on the sidelines of polling day activities at Base Camp Ayanganna, on Friday.
He emphasised that the PPP/C has actively engaged in fundraising activities, pointing to the party’s widespread grassroots support.
The Head of State said: “But our party, as you know, might have been the only party that had so many fundraisers across the country. So, we have been able to raise enough resources with the love and support of the people, with the love and support of our supporters and members.”
Several dinners, fun days and other events were held by the party ahead of its official campaign launch back in July.

Many of these events were organised by the regional cluster groups of the party. It was reported that some 12,000 persons had come out for one event, a fund-raising dinner held back in June at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre in Region Four. And there was similar support at other events, the party reported.
“We have been able to raise enough resources to efficiently carry out our campaign and our work for these elections. So, there is no need for state resources and state resources have not been deployed to support our campaign,” President Ali asserted.
Allegations of state-resource misuse by the incumbent PPP/C were brought to The Carter Center’s attention by opposition political parties and civil society; this was highlighted in the observer mission’s pre-election report.
During a Thursday press conference at freedom house, the PPP’s General Secretary, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo pointed out that in 2020, the APNU+AFC was utilising state resources to campaign, as they spent $419 billion outside of parliamentary approval, around the elections and signed large contracts even after election day.
“When you talk about abuse, that’s abuse. In fact, five months after the election, you had [APNU+AFC] ministers of government using state assets when they had already lost the elections,” the General Secretary added.