The five-day voter exhibition exercise by the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) ahead of the district level and unit committee elections is scheduled to end today, Tuesday, November 7. The exercise began on Friday, November 3, at all 38,622 polling stations across the country. It has been ongoing over the …
Read More »Nov. 4 polls: We claim to be fathers & mothers of Ghana’s democracy, let’s demonstrate it – Oquaye to NPP
Chair of the Elections Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Professor Mike Aaron Oquaye, has urged all members of the party to obey the rules that have been set for the November 4 presidential primaries. He indicated that the NPP has touted itself as the mother and father of …
Read More »EC registers over 600,000 new voters within 16 days
The Electoral Commission (EC) has registered a total of 673,276 new voters sixteen days after the commencement of the limited voter registration exercise across the country. Making the announcement at a press briefing at the headquarters of the Electoral Commission on Thursday, September 28, 2023, Deputy Commissioner, Dr. Bossman Asare …
Read More »Minors, foreigners have taken advantage of guarantor system – EC
The Electoral Commission (EC) says it has noted with worry the trend where minors and foreigners are taking advantage of the guarantor system in its limited registration exercise. According to a Deputy Chairperson of the EC, Dr Bossman Asare, the EC continues to see images and receive reports from its …
Read More »Mahama tours limited voter registration centers, begins at EC headquarters
The 2024 flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has scheduled a visit to some centres used for the ongoing limited voter registration exercise. According to a release sighted by 3news.com on Friday, September 15, Mr Mahama will tour the centres which are all in the Greater Accra …
Read More »There’s an attempt by the EC to suppress votes-Elvis Afriyie Ankara alleges
Former Sports Minister, Mr Elvis Afriyie Ankrah has raised concerns about what he alleges as an attempt by the Electoral Commission to suppress votes in the upcoming 2024 general elections. Elvis Ankrah’s claims stem from the EC’s insistence on using only 266 districts for the limited voter registration exercise. In …
Read More »EC bent on plunging Ghana into anarchy,Greater Kumasi NDC Constituency Chairmen
Jean Mensah and Bosman Asare-led EC are bent on plunging Ghana into anarchy, but we are ready for them this time around. The 1992 constitution of Ghana, under Article 42 guarantees every citizen of Ghana, of a sound mind and of a voting age the non-negotiable right to vote in …
Read More »Be transparent with limited voter registration – Mahama challenges EC
2024 flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama is charging the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) to be “more transparent” in the processes leading to this year’s limited voter registration exercise, starting Tuesday. The former President urged the EC to also heed numerous calls to extend the …
Read More »District level elections to take place on Dec 19 – Jean Mensa
This was announced by Chair of the Electoral Commission (EC) Jean Mensa at a press conference in Accra on Thursday, August 17. The elections are going to place in 6,252 electoral areas and with 38,672 polling stations nationwide. She assured that details of the elections will be made to the …
Read More »GII calls on EC to disqualify NDC candidates found guilty of vote buying
The Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) has raised concern over allegations of vote buying in the just-ended primaries of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). Despite congratulating the NDC for electing its Presidential Candidate and 260 Parliamentary Candidates, GII said videos and reports of inducement of voters, though not widespread, marred …
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