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President Akufo-Addo’s driver, Joseph Addo, has been elected as the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) parliamentary candidate for La Dadekotopon. He polled 664 votes against his main challenger, Solomon Kotey Niikio, who polled 555. The National Executive Committee of the NPP sanctioned a primary in the constituency after the elected parliamentary candidate, Dr. Gerald Joseph Tetteh, […] The post NPP
The Inspector-General of Police Dr. George Akuffo Dampare has urged Ghanaians to show a high sense of patriotism, maturity and love for humanity during the December 2024 general elections. According to the IGP, the security agencies are ready to police the elections every step of the way but citizens and all stakeholders playing their role […] The post 2024 Elections: IGP
The campaign team of the Independent Candidate and former NPP MP for the Ejisu constituency, Kwabena Owusu Aduomi, has strongly stated their unrelenting monitoring of the ballots in the April 30 by-election. The team says they will defend their Candidate’s ballots fiercely and with every fibre of their being. They have also accused the ruling […] The post Ejisu by-election:
The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has responded to allegations made by former President John Mahama, who claimed that the current New Patriotic Party (NPP) government had appointed NPP sympathizers to the Commission. The EC emphasized the neutrality of its recruitment process and questioned the accuracy of Mahama’s statements. During an interview at the London […] The post Ghanaians
Pro-New Patriotic Party group known as Patriotic Movement for Dr. Bawumia based in the Ashanti region made up of constituency executives and grassroots supporter of the Party executive are urging the party’s Flagbearer Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, to ignore pressure from certain groups within the party to select their preferred candidate as his running mate for […] The post Stop
Political science lecturer at the University of Ghana (UG), Dr. Asah Asante says the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) is wasting time with the selection of the running mate for Dr. Mahamudu Bawuamia. This comes on the back of the many calls from groups within the NPP on the flag bearer to select their preferred […] The post NPP wasting its own time on Bawumia’s running mate
The Minority in Parliament has slammed their Majority counterparts for asking Ghanaians to reject the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Mahama in the December 7th presidential election. Majority leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin in an address to the media rejected the failure tag slapped on the Nana Addo administration by persons within the opposition […] The post 2024
The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that six aspirants have been cleared to contest in the upcoming Ejisu by-election scheduled for Tuesday, April 30. The nominations closed on Thursday, April 18, with some candidates racing against time to submit their forms at the EC’s Ejisu district office in the Ashanti Region. Leading the pack is […] The post Six aspirants cleared by EC for
Former Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan has expressed his willingness to accept an offer to serve as running mate to Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia if such an opportunity arises. Speaking on Onua TV, Gyan stated that being offered such an “honour” would be difficult to turn down, although he acknowledged that the speculation surrounding this […] The post Asamoah Gyan open to vice presidential
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) will conduct the parliamentary primary in the Ejisu Constituency to elect a Parliamentary Candidate, today, Saturday, April 13 for the by-election The by-election has been necessitated by the death of the incumbent Member of Parliament, Dr John Kumah. Ejisu constituency: Majority of delegates are ready to elect me – Kwesi […] The post Ejisu: NPP holds parliamentary primary
Deputy Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Amidu Issahaku Chinnia, has said that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is guided by the results of the survey conducted by Global InfoAnalytics that put former President John Dramani Mahama, flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) ahead of Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. The Sissala East lawaker […] The post 2024
Buem Member of Parliament Kofi Adams has accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government of mismanaging the economy. Specifically, he mentioned, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia who is also a flagbearer of the party, for failing to manage the economy well as head of the economic management team. Contributing to a discussion on TV3’s Key […] The post NPP govt has mismanaged the economy – Kofi
A political analyst, Dr Jonathan Asante Otchere, has described the confirmation of Farouk Aliu Mahama as the parliamentary candidate for Yendi by the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as an affront to the democracy of the party. He argued the party may have settled on Farouok given that his father […] The post Confirmation
Hajia Abibata Shanni Mahama Zakariah, the main contender to Farouk Aliu Mahama in the parliamentary primary for the Yendi Constituency held on January 27, 2024 does not want to cause trouble for the New Patriotic Party (NPP0 in Yendi even though she expressed disappointment in the decision of the National Executive Council (NEC) of the […] The post Abibata doesn’t want
A political analyst, Dr Jonathan Asante Otchere, has said that it was politically expedient for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to settle on Farouk Aliu Mahama as the parliamentary candidate for the Yendi. He is however wondering how the party can pacify the supporters of the other parliamentary candidate aspirant Hajia Abibata Shanni Mahama who […] The post NPP
Democracy is often touted as a market place of ideas, but sometimes the factors that determine voter choice goes just beyond who has sound policies and ideas. Particular geographical areas over the years consistently vote for particular political parties. Underlying such affinities could be historical, sociological and sometimes personality factors. In the UK, the Labour […] The post The making of a political
The founder and leader of the All People’s Congress (APC), Dr. Hassan Ayariga, has stated that the sample of 6,123 out of about 18 million Ghanaian voters used by Global InfoAnalytics favoured the two leading political parties, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC). In the recent polls, the flagbearer of […] The post Global InfoAnalytics poll:
The Electoral Commission (EC) has set April 30 for the Ejisu by-election. The by-election follows the demise of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for the area Dr John Kumah. 9 NPP members eye vacant Ejisu Constituency seat The former Deputy Finance Minister died aged 45 after short illness. The NPP will be […] The post Electoral Commission sets April 30 for Ejisu by-election
The Economic Fighters League says it has been closely monitoring recent developments within the political landscape as prominent figures from the establishment defect to forge alliances with other movements, all aimed at challenging the entrenched dominance of the New Patriotic Party and the National Democratic Congress. The Fighters said they extend a warm welcome to […] The post 2024
As political parties prepare for the 2024 general elections in December, a concerning trend of voter apathy is emerging in key regions, a report by Global InfoAnalytics has revealed. The yet-to-be-released report by the organisation indicates that the Ashanti and Greater Accra regions, which are pivotal in the electoral landscape, are leading in voter apathy. […] The post 2024
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