Ghana’s Electoral Commission has absolved itself of any blame in the issue of missing names of some security personnel and others that characterised the nationwide Special Voting exercise in this year’s general elections. Hundreds of special voters engaged for electoral duties on December 7 could not cast their vote in the first round of special voting on Thursday due…
Former President John Agyekum Kuffuor has said that he has been told by God that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential Candidate, Nana Akufo-Addo would win the December 7th polls. The former President who was the guest of honour at the party’s final rally held at the car park of the Trade Fair Site in Accra said he had…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has set Sunday, December 4 for the continuation of the Special Voting exercise across the country. The decision was arrived at after the EC and political party representatives had an emergency Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting Thursday. This is to afford some security and media personnel who could not vote in the Thursday’s exercise because…
The Electoral Commission of Ghana has assured members of the security agencies and the general public that they are working towards resolving challenges with the ongoing Special Voters excercise. The Special Voting which started today across the country has been characterised by complaints of missing names of security officers, media personnel and electoral officers on the Special Voters List….
Two of Ghana’s global icons have enjoined all Ghanaians to uphold the democratic credentials of the country when they cast their ballots on Wednesday, December 7, 2016. A former UN Secretary General, Mr Kofi Annan, and a former President of the Republic, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings, in separate statements ahead of the country’s presidential and parliamentary elections, acknowledged…
The Gambia has banned the internet and international phone calls as presidential elections are held in the West African state. Officials have also banned demonstrations to prevent unrest after the elections. Estate agent Adama Barrow is challenging President Yahya Jammeh, who says divine intervention will give him a fifth term. *The Gambia has not had a smooth transfer of…
With preparation towards the 2016 elections at fever pitch, the Electoral Commission (EC) and three political parties say they have done all within their power for successful polls. On the special voting which comes off on Thursday, December 1, 2016, the Head of Communications at the EC, Mr Eric Kofi Dzakpasu, told the Daily Graphic in Accra yesterday that…
Ghana’s Electoral Commission has admitted to the missing of six ballot boxes and assured Ghanaians that the missing ballot boxes will be replaced before the 2016 presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled to take place on December 7, 2016. The boxes were alleged to have fallen off from a pick up truck carrying them to the Western Region. The Electoral…
Ghana’s ambassador to Namibia, Mr. Haruna Atta, who used to be a staunch NPP leading member and a former journalist has alleged that he was chastised by Nana Akufo- Addo for supporting the late Alieu Mahama during the 2008 NPP presidential primary. Below is his full statement: “Ethnocentricity” – President Mahama has a valid point! There comes a time…
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is being urged by a group of computer scientists and election lawyers to challenge the election results in three key swing states won by President-elect Donald Trump, Gabriel Sherman reported at New York Magazine’s Daily Intelligencer blog. The group, which includes voting-rights attorney John Bonifaz and J. Alex Halderman, director of the University of…
