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 […] The post District-level
Energy Minister Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has challenged individuals advocating for the issuance of a load-shedding timetable by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to publish their own proposed schedules. His remarks come amidst the prevailing power challenges in the country, notably in the Greater Accra Region, impacting both individuals and businesses. Despite mounting pressure […] The post Publish
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has attributed the current power outage being experienced in parts of Accra to an outage from the Ghana Grid Company Limited’s Mallam Bulk Supply Point (BSP). It said affected areas include West Hills Mall, Sunda, Bortianor, McCarthy Hill, Mallam, Dansoman, Sakaman, Lapaz, Gbegbeyise, Glefe, Exhibition, Sowutuom, Kwashieman, Odorkor, Fadama, […] The post ECG
Founder and CEO of IMANI Africa Franklin Cudjoe has expressed concerns about the recent rift between President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin over the anti-gay bill. The President in a recent letter to Parliament requested them to desist from transmitting the anti-LGBTQ+ bill for his assent, citing court issues. […] The post Impasse
The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin to collaborate in ensuring the implementation of the people’s will, amidst a current impasse over the anti-LGBTQ+ bill. There is currently a stalemate between the Executive and Legislative arms of government over the anti-LGBTQ+ bill. […] The post Anti-gay
The letter that was written to the clerk of Parliament by Secretary to the President, Nana Bediatuo Asante asking the House not to remit the anti-gay bill to the office of the president was a proactive action taken under the law, a presidential staffer Dennis Miracles Aboagye, has said. Parliament unanimously passed the Human Sexual […] The post Anti-gay
A Presidential Staffer Mr Dennis Miracles Aboagye has said that several people he has spoken to on the anti-gay bill have not read the entire document. He says even several Members of Parliament (MPs) have not seen the final draft bill. “80 percent of people I talked to haven’t read the bill… Some MPs may […] The post Many MPs haven’t even seen the final
Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has said that people should be excited over the stalemate between the Speaker of Parliament or the legislature and the President or the executive, over the anti-gay bill. In the view of Mr Kpebu, the country is currently being governed by a president who hardly listens to the populace therefore […] The post Stalemate between Bagbin and Akufo-Addo
A Presidential Staffer Mr Dennis Miracles Aboagye has said that several people he has spoken to on the anti-gay bill have not read the entire document. He says several Members of Parliament (MPs) have not even seen the final draft bill. “80 percent of people I talked to haven’t read the bill… Some MPs may […] The post Many MPs haven’t even seen the final
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 […] The post Let’s
The Executive Director of the Ghana Centre for Democratic Governance (CDD), Professor H Kwasi Prempeh, has criticized the Catholic Bishop Conference and the other clergy for their position on the anti-gay bill. He dared them to explain where or how the Constitution of Ghana permits or confers on the State the power to prescribe a […] The post H
The Ghana Catholic Bishop Conference must explain how criminalizing people who are gay is biblical, the Executive Director of the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD), Professor H Kwasi Prempah, has said. He also asked the bishops to explain where exactly in the Bible Christians commanded to turn over gay people to law enforcement agencies […] The post Where
A Private legal practitioner and a member of the Convention Peoples Party (CPP), Kwame Jantuah has said that Ghana will not suffer any penalty from the international communities whose businesses are operating in the country due to the anti-gay bill. He says the foreign companies are able to maximize their profits in Ghana and hence […] The post Anti-lgbtqi
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 […] The post EC
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 […] The post I have never trusted the EC – Franklin
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 […] The post NDC calls for audit of EC after 5 missing
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 Read More... The post Election 2024: All 75,000 Biometric Devices
The Minority in Parliament has said they are ready to protect the sanctity of the constitution of the Republic of Ghana. Therefore, they say they support the decision by the speaker that they will not consider President Akufo-addo’s ministerial nominees until after the Supreme Court has ruled on the two cases against the anti-gay bill. […] The post Anti-gay
The Minority in Parliament has said they support the decision by the speaker that they will not consider President Akufo-addo’s ministerial nominees until after the Supreme Court has ruled on the two cases against the anti-gay bill. The Minority says they want the President and his government to be aware that where this country is […] The post Anti-gay
Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin is rather the one undermining the democracy of Ghana in relation to how the anti-gay bill is being handled and not President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has said. Mr Afenyo-Markin indicated that the decision by Mr Bagbin to halt consideration of the ministerial nominees of […] The post Anti-gay
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