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We didn’t spend $150m to acquire BVDs, BVRs in 2020 – EC
The Electoral Commission (EC) has urged the public to disregard any publication claiming that it spent $150 million to acquire Biometric Verification Devices (BVDs) and Biometric Voter Registration Kits (BVRs) in 2020. EC’s response comes after Bright Simons, Vice President of IMANI Africa, published some articles alleging that the election management body spent $150 million […]
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Election 2024: Help probe EC’s missing BVR kits – NDC to Bagbin
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to probe the Electoral Commission’s (EC) unaccounted Biometric Verification Devices (BVDs) and parts of Biometric Verification Registration Kits to ensure that the December polls are free and fair. In a statement from the General Secretary of the NDC, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, […]
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Three EC officials interdicted over missing Laptops
Three officials of the Electoral Commission (EC) have been interdicted over the alleged theft of some Laptops used for the Biometric Verification Registration. The suspects have been handed over to the police for further investigations. Dr Serebour Quaicoe, the Director of Electoral Services at the EC, revealed this information while updating on the case of […]
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2024 Election: NDC demands independent investigation into missing BVRs.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is demanding an investigation into the missing Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits by the Electoral Commission to ensure trust ahead of the 2024 general elections. Speaking during the party’s routine moment of truth series, General Secretary of the Party Fifii Kwetey questioned the posturing of the EC over the missing […]
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Ejisu By-Election… EC Opens Nominations
Jean Adukwei Mensa The Electoral Commission (EC) will officially open nominations on April 9, 2024 for prospective candidates desirous to contest the Ejisu by-election. The seat of the constituency
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2024 Polls: We won’t allow EC to shortchange Ghanaians – NDC
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has pledged to ensure that the Electoral Commission (EC) does not shortchange Ghanaians in the upcoming December elections. Dr Rashid Tanko-Computer, the Deputy Director of Elections and IT for the NDC stated that the party is closely monitoring the EC’s actions. He made these remarks during an interview with Umaru […]
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2024 Polls: EC holds IPAC meeting to address missing BVDs
The Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) of the Electoral Commission (EC) is meeting to discuss among other things, issues relating to the EC’s biometric equipment. EC in a statement dated Monday, April, 2 announced that it will hold an emergency IPAC meeting on Tuesday, April 9, following calls from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to address […]
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Ejisu Parliamentary by-election: Candidates to pay GHC10k as filing fee – EC
The Electoral Commission of Ghana has announced that candidates who wish to participate in the by-election to be held in the Ejisu Constituency will be required to pay a filing fee of ten thousand Ghana Cedis (GHC10,000). This is contained in a press release dated April 9, 2024. “A Candidate shall at the time of […]
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2024 Polls: EC to hold IPAC meeting on Tuesday
The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that it will hold an emergency Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting on Tuesday, April 9, following calls from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to address concerns regarding the scarcity of Biometric Verification Devices (BVDs) and the disappearance of a component of Biometric Verification registration kits. In a letter dated […]
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EC sets April 9 for emergency IPAC meeting
The Electoral Commission (EC) has set Tuesday, April 9, for an emergency Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting with political parties to address some pending issues. The meeting comes on the back of calls from the main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), for the EC to meet the parties to update them on the […]
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Same-sex adults face stiffer sentence than older men who marry young girls – Gabby
Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, a stalwart of the New Patriotic Party has drawn attention to the unequal treatment between adults marrying young girls and individuals engaging in same-sex marriages. His remarks follow the controversial marriage involving Gborbu Wulomo, aged 63, who married a 13-year-old girl. The incident has ignited debates regarding the necessity for stricter measures […]
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District-level elections: Field officers bemoan delays in payment of allowance
Field officers hired by the Electoral Commission (EC) for the 2023 district-level elections are expressing frustration over the delay in receiving their payments. These officers played crucial roles during the elections, which involved training and deploying over 100,000 officials to 38,000 polling stations nationwide in December of the preceding year. Despite assurances from the EC […]
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Let’s avoid conspiracy theories – Miracles Aboagye on un-returned BVDs
The Director of Communications for the Bawumia 2024 Campaign Team, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has admonished political parties and all stakeholders to avoid falsely accusing the Electoral Commission (EC) of compromising the integrity of the electoral process ahead of the 2024 general elections. He said they should “avoid conspiracy theories” regarding the yet-to-be-returned Biometric Verification Devices […]
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EC clarifies rumours of alleged BVD theft
The Electoral Commission of Ghana has clarified concerns about the security of their Biometric Verification Devices (BVDs) following recent speculations from a circulating memo titled “Return of biometric verification devices” which was reportedly signed by the Deputy Chairman of Operations. EC, in a memo dated Thursday, March 7 directed its regional offices to return all […]
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I have never trusted the EC – Franklin Cudjoe
The Founding President of IMANI Africa policy think tank, Franklin Cudjoe, has reiterated his distrust in the activities of the country’s election management body, the Electoral Commission (EC). He maintained that the EC would not have found it necessary to inform the general public about its missing laptops until the minority in Parliament made the […]
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NDC calls for audit of EC after 5 missing laptops
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is demanding an immediate audit of the electoral materials for the Electoral Commission (EC) by private audit firm KPMG. The calls from the largest opposition party come on the back of the EC’s confirmation that five laptops have been stolen after a routine check of its equipment. Speaking on […]
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Election 2024: All 75,000 Biometric Devices Intact – EC
Deputy Commissioner in charge of Operations, Samuel Tettey (L) and Bossman Eric Asare (R) The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) says none of its Biometric Verification Devices (BVDs) is
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