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EC must facilitate not frustrate right to vote – Haruna Iddrisu

Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu, has highlighted that the fundamental function of the Electoral Commission (EC) is to ensure that the...

EC can extend voter registration in Bawku – CODEO

The National Coordinator of the Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO), has appealed to the Electoral Commission (EC) to extend the limited voter registration...

Limited voter registration: Prof Alabi tours centres in Accra

The 2020 campaign manager of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Joshua Alabi, has visited some centres in the Greater Accra Region as part of...

Make District Assembly elections partisan  – Frances Essiam

Communications team member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Frances Essiam has called for the local government elections to be made partisan. Speaking on Adom...

CDD-Ghana sends SoS message to EC over electoral process

The Center for Democratic Development Ghana (CDD-Ghana) has urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to address long-standing issues surrounding the electoral process ahead of the...

Limited voter registration: Political parties must desist from encouraging minors to register – EC

The Electoral Commission of Ghana has called on political parties to desist from encouraging minors and foreigners to acquire a voter ID in the...

Why Nyaho-Tamakloe ‘prefers’ Addai-Nimoh wins NPP presidential race

"I have sympathy for Addai Nimoh and if I had my way, he will be the flagbearer," a founding member of the New Patriotic...

Alan Kyerematen challenges naysayers to ‘wait and see’

Independent presidential hopeful, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen says he is unfazed by people who suggest his departure from the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) would...

Bawumia warns against registration of minors on voter register

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has warned against the registration of minors in the ongoing limited voter registration exercise. Dr. Bawumia stressed that, this practice...

NPP polls: Nana Akomea speaks on Bawumia’s fortunes after Alan’s resignation

The spokesperson of the Vice President’s campaign team says Alan Kyerematen’s breakaway from the NPP won’t affect Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s fortunes if he wins...

It is more than possible – Alan’s wife on 2024 victory

Patricia Christable Kyerematen, the wife of independent presidential candidate, Alan Kyerematen, is optimistic he will win the 2024 election. Mrs Kyerematen said this while...

NPP reacts to Alan Kyerematen’s resignation

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is appealing for calm among its supporters following the resignation of its former presidential hopeful, Alan Kyerematen. In a statement,...

2024 polls: Alan unveils logo, motto as independent candidate

Independent candidate for the 2024 election, Alan Kyerematen, has unveiled a monarch butterfly as his brand logo. The logo, he said will be for the...

2024 election: Alan to contest as independent candidate

Former Trade Minister, Alan Kyerematen has announced plans to contest the 2024 election as an independent candidate. Mr Kyerematen declared his intention at a press...

A Plus declares intention to contest 2024 parliamentary election

Ghanaian musician Kwame Asare Obeng, popularly known as Kwame A Plus, has declared his intention to contest the 2024 parliamentary election. A Plus said...

Without guarantor system, EC would’ve disenfranchised many eligible voters – Omane Boamah

The Director of Elections and IT for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Dr Edward Omane Boamah, says that many eligible voters would have been...

Pressure mounts on EC to resume limited voter registration in Bawku Central

The demand for the immediate resumption of the limited voter registration exercise in the Bawku Central Constituency is gaining momentum, with a prominent lawyer,...

Every eligible voter will be captured – EC Chair assures

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, has given a firm assurance that no eligible Ghanaian who is desirous of registering to...

Group declares sit-in demonstration at EC office

A civil society group, Justice for Ghana (J4G) will on Friday begin a planned sit-in demonstration at the Electoral Commission’s (EC) headquarters in Accra. The...

NPP presidential race: There could be a runoff on November 4 – Aspirant

New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential hopeful, Francis Addai-Nimoh, has said it will be wrong for anyone to think the outcome of the Super Delegates...

NDC suspends all activities

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced a suspension of all political activities in all 16 regions nationwide. The directive, according to the party, is...

Don’t blame Parliament for your voter suppression efforts – EC told

The Minority Chief Whip, Governs Kwame Agbodza has strongly criticised the Electoral Commission (EC) and its Chair, Jean Adukwei Mensa. In a scathing response to...

Bawku: EC halts limited voter registration over NDC, NPP feud

There is tension in Bawku as the Electoral Commission (EC) has been forced to suspend the limited voter registration exercise. Reports indicate that, the suspension...

NDC will win 2024 election even if you don’t expand registration – Kojo Bonsu to EC

Former Kumasi Metropolitan Chief Executive, Kojo Bonsu says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will win the 2024 election irrespective of the Electoral Commission’s refusal...

Limited voters’ registration: Those in hard-to-reach areas can wait for next year – Dr. Serebour Quaicoe

The Electoral Commission (EC) has said eligible voters who are unable to register at its district offices nationwide will have to wait until next...

Limited voter registration: Meet us halfway – EC tells registrants

The Director of Electoral Services at the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr. Serebour Quaicoe, has urged registrants to complement their efforts by going to their...

EC to expand voter registration to selected electoral areas in 2024

Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) Jean Mensa has revealed that her outfit will expand voter registration to some hard-to-reach areas in 2024. The Commission,...

Limited voter registration has brought a burden to NPP – Evans Nimako

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Director of Election, Evans Nimako, has said the ongoing limited voter registration has brought a burden to the party. According to...

Parliament partly to blame for EC’s inability to decentralise registration process – Jean Mensa

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs Jean Mensa says Parliament is partly to blame for the Commission’s struggle to decentralise its registration...

Okaikoi North attack: Attempt to throw mud at me has failed – Assemblyman

The Assemblyman for Woeyeman Electoral Area, Patrick Awuku, has refuted allegations by some members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) that he was involved...

NPP reacts to Alan-CPP partnership

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Director of Elections, Evans Nimako has described as hearsay claims that former Trade Minister, Alan Kyerematen, is seeking to...

Tamale: EC accuses political parties of registering minors

The office of the Electoral Commission (EC) in the Tamale Metropolis is expressing grave concern over what it says are attempts by political parties...

Limited voter registration: EC sends important message to officers

The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has reminded its officers of their crucial role in ensuring the smooth running of the limited voter registration...

Limited registration: EC reacts to claims of disenfranchising eligible voters

The Electoral Commission (EC) has dismissed claims of disenfranchising eligible voters in the ongoing limited voter registration exercise. Addressing a press conference, EC Chairperson,...

It will be difficult for NPP to win 2024 elections – Frimpong-Boateng

A leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has predicted a tough contest for the party in the 2024...

EC registers 182,831 new voters in six days in ongoing limited registration exercise

Six days into the ongoing limited voter registration exercise, the Electoral Commission has registered 182,831 new voters. The 21-day exercise, which started on September 12,...

More than 3,000 eligible youth in riverine North Tongu face disenfranchisement  

More than 3,000 youth who have attained voting age in the North Tongu Constituency of the Volta Region risk missing out on the ongoing...

I’ll complete all unfinished NPP projects — Mahama

Former President and flag bearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has vowed to complete any unfinished projects, including those...

Voter registration: Tension in Shai Osudoku as NDC demands release of Youth Organizer

There is a political tension at Shai Osudoku constituency in Greater Accra region following the arrest of Constituency Youth Organizer of the opposition National...

We’re trying to protect the sanctity of the voters’ register – EC

Director of Elections at the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Serebuor Quaicoe, says the outfit as part of its mandate is concerned with protecting the...