Four (4) file to contest NDC flagbearer slot
Four persons aspiring to lead the National Democratic Congress (NDC) into the 2020 elections Monday filed their nominations ahead of the January 26, 2019 presidential primary. The four are former President John Dramani Mahama; the Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban S.K. Bagbin; a former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Professor […]
Goosie Tanoh picks NDC presidential nomination form
A Presidential hopeful of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Goosie Tanoh Saturday picked a nomination form to officially announce his participation in the Party’s upcoming primaries as nomination closes. This comes after the intervention by the Party’s Council of Elders, which led to an extension of the deadline from December 4 to 8, 2018, for […]
NDC Council of Elders meet eight presidential aspirants
A sub-committee of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Council of Elders, chaired by former President Jerry John Rawlings, on Thursday December 6, 2018 met eight flagbearer aspirants of the party in the office of the former President in Accra. The meeting was to enable the subcommittee to present to the aspirants some proposals from the […]
Five NDC Presidential aspirants pick forms
Tuesday, December 4 is the deadline for NDC Presidential aspirants to pick their nomination forms. However, some of the aspirants have described the process so far as unconstitutional, and therefore are unable to go along with the guidelines issued by the National Executive Committee (NEC), of the party. Eight of the aspirants have already petitioned […]
COMET announces official short code and mobile money account for JDM 2020 campaign
The Committee for Mahama Election Two (COMET) and MPS4MAHAMA have announced official short code and mobile money account through which contributions towards the 2020 campaign of Former President and NDC flagbearer aspirant, John Dramani Mahama can be made. The group also expressed appreciation to members of the public for the “overwhelming interest” shown in the […]
NDC flagbearer aspirants petition party’s Council of Elders over filing fees
Nine out of Ten (10) aspirants eyeing the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer position have petitioned the party’s Council of Elders over the GHc20,000 and GHc400,000 costs respectively for nomination forms and filing fees. Alban Bagbin, Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, Joshua Alabi, Sylvester Mensah, Stephen Atubiga, Nurideen Iddrissu, Goosie Tanoh, Kojo Nonsu and Elikplim Agbemava, are the […]
NDC pegs filing fees at four hundred thousand cedis
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Thursday announced that a GHC 400,000 non-refundable filing fee will be paid by its presidential aspirants contesting the January 19, primaries. Female contestants will, however, pay GHC 200,000 while People With Disabilities (PWDs) contestants will pay an amount of GHC 150,000, the General Secretary Johnson Asiedu-Nketia has said. Briefing the […]
9th National Delegates Congress of NDC
NEWS COMMENTARY ON THE NINTH DELEGATES CONGRESS OF THE NDC. The ninth national delegates congress of the NDC will go down in the history of the country as well as the party itself as the longest with delegates having to spend more than 48 hours in expectancy. The congress could also be said to be […]
Ofosu-Ampofo elected as NDC National Chairman
Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo has been elected as the National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). The Ninth National Delegate Congress of the NDC which saw the election of new National Excutives to steer the affairs of the party in the next four years, run into day two. The over 9,000 delegates, converged at the […]
Goosie Tanoh takes campaign tour to Upper East Region
A National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential aspirant, Goosie Tanoh, is calling on delegates to vote for a leader who is ready to stand for truth, honesty, hard work and self-discipline to return the party to government in 2020. According to him, leadership is a vital ingredient that drives societal change and development, and that delegates […]
Expedite action on Keta Basin oil exploration- Togbui Sri pleads with gov't
The Awoamefia of Anlo State, Togbui Sri has reiterated the need for government to expedite action in the execution of oil exploration and drilling in the Keta Basin as well as construction of a habour at Keta. He was hopeful that the projects will be the turning point for industrialisation in the Anlo State and […]
Division of Volta region is a recipe for tribal conflict – Awoamefia tells government
The Awoamefia of Anlo State in The Volta Region, Torgbui Sri III has stated that the division of The Volta Region is likely to decompose the existing peace and harmony in The Region. According to him, “we strongly believe that the division of the Volta region has the potential of resulting in tribal conflicts among […]
NDC needs new face for 2020 – Nurideen Iddrisu
Come next year, the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) will begin the search for a new presidential candidate ahead of the 2020 elections. So far, 12 persons have expressed the desire to lead the NDC into what promises to be a defining moment for the party as they make attempts at winning back the presidential […]
"Our members want new leadership, New Message For 2020" – Dr. Spio Gabrah appeals to NDC delegates
A former Trade and Industry Minister under the John Dramani Mahama led-government and National Democratic Congress, (NDC), Flagbearer hopeful, Dr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah has stated that, NDC members nationwide are calling for leadership change in order to win the 2020 general elections. According to him, results of the party’s recent branch, constituency and regional executive elections […]
