The chairperson of the Kumasi Ministers Conference, Pastor Ransford Obeng has urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to reconsider its decision not to use indelible ink in the December 7 general elections. Pastor Obeng stressed that engaging all political parties on such sensitive matters will help inspire confidence in the electoral process and ensure a peaceful […] The post 2024
The Chairperson of Ghana’s Electoral Commission, Madam Jean Mensa, has proposed the date for both Presidential and Parliamentary elections, be moved from December 7 to November 7. The EC also wants election days to be designated as national holidays. The proposals were put forward during the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting held on Monday, January […] The post IPAC:
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has dismissed assertions that its National Executive Committee (NEC) has been discriminatory in the build-up to the parliamentary elections, scheduled for Saturday, January 27. A polling station executive of the NPP filed a suit to stop the Municipal Chief Executive of Asokore Mampong, Kennedy Kankam, from participating in the elections. […] The post NPP
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…safeguards financial system integrity Old Mutual Ghana, a leading insurance company, has paid a courtesy call on Ghana’s Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) to reinforce their commitment to ensuring the integrity of Ghana’s financial system. The visit’s purpose was, among other things, to address key issues regarding Old Mutual’s collaboration with the FIC and shed light […] The post
The recent District Level Elections (DLEs) have once again brought to the fore the worrying issue of dwindling participation of voters in the local elections and low representation of women in local governance in the country. The DLEs, which was held on December 19, last year, revealed that 95.9 percent of the 6,243 persons elected […] The post 2023 District Level
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The Member of Parliament (MP) for Effutu and Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has expressed his support for the Electoral Commission’s decision to change the closing time of voting from 5:00 pm to 3:00 pm in the upcoming 2024 general elections. He believes that if the commission provides clear explanations for this adjustment, it can […] The post Afenyo-Markin
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) hs disagreed with the suggestion that political parties failing in election petitions must be sanctioned. On Monday, former Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan suggested that political parties or politicians who lose election petitions be punished severely. Dr Afari-Gyan, in an address at the Constitutional Day Public […] The post Sanctions
Some executives of the New Patriotic Party in the Asante Akyem North constituency have petitioned the party’s National Elections Committee (NEC) to sanction their Member of Parliament (MP), Andy Appiah Kubi. They accuse the MP of gross disrespect and also supporting some National Democratic Congress members in the just-ended District Level Elections. The executives, in […] The post Asante
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is strongly opposed to the Electoral Commission’s decision not to use indelible ink in the upcoming 2024 general elections, expressing concerns about potential negative consequences for the integrity of the electoral process. Addressing the issue during a press conference held at the NDC headquarters in Adabraka on Monday, Johnson Asiedu […] The post Abandoning
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Former Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, has bemoaned the widespread and pervasive public corruption plaguing Ghanaian society, stating that it has made citizens poorer over time. Speaking at the Constitutional Day Public Lecture organized by the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) Law School and the One Ghana Movement, the former […] The post We’ve
Franklin Cudjoe, President of IMANI Africa, has strongly criticized the Electoral Commission (EC) for attributing the recent District Assembly election lapses to mere “technical challenges.” He argued that the explanation is disingenuous and highlights underlying issues with the Commission’s planning and transparency. Mr Cudjoe emphasized that the EC’s assurances of preparedness weeks before the election […] The post DLEs:
The Electoral Commission (EC) will today, Thursday, December 21, organize elections in district assemblies where the polls were postponed. About 40 districts in the Ashanti and Eastern Regions were postponed due to errors found on the ballot papers, delays in distribution of voting materials and issues of non-functioning Biometric Verification Devices (BVD). Stakeholders have since […] The post EC
The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) has described as unfortunate, challenges that bedevilled the District Level Elections held nationwide on Tuesday, December 19. CODEO blamed the Electoral Commission (EC) for not living up to its task and urged it to do better, following reports of non-functioning of the Biometric Verification Device (BVD) used for […] The post Editorial: EC must step up its
The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) has described as unfortunate, challenges that bedevilled the District Level Elections held nationwide on Tuesday, December 19. CODEO blamed the Electoral Commission (EC) for not living up to its task and urged it to do better. Reports of non-functioning of the Biometric Verification Device (BVD) used for verification […] The post Challenges
Ghana’s Electoral Commission says it will use today’s District Level Elections (DLEs) to roll out new technologies it intends to implement in the 2024 election. EC Chairperson, Jean Mensa said the new verification system would prevent double voting and electoral fraud. Over 66,000 individuals are contesting for various positions in District Assemblies across the country. […] The post District
Former President John Dramani Mahama has promised to increase the district assembly common fund from the current 5% to 7% if he wins the 2024 elections. Mr. Mahama, who is the presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress, made the promise in Bole after casting his vote in today’s district assembly elections. The former […] The post I’ll
The Electoral Commission has rescheduled the District Level Elections (DLEs) in some areas in the Ashanti and Eastern regions to Thursday, 21st December 2023. The Commission in a statement issued on Tuesday indicated that the rescheduling had been necessitated by several technical challenges. It apologised for the inconveniences caused in those electoral areas and assured […] The post EC
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