Limited Voter Registration Challenges: Afenyo-Markin calls on EC to have backup plan
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The Majority Leader of Ghana’s Parliament and Member of Parliament for Effutu Constituency in the central region, Mr. Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, has called on the Electoral Commission (EC) to devise a contingency plan to tackle the myriad of challenges plaguing the ongoing limited voter registration exercise across Ghana. The registration exercise, which […]
Akatsi South: Keta E.C ready for limited registration
Source: GNA The Electoral Commission (EC) in the Akatsi South Municipality of the Volta Region has expressed its readiness for the upcoming Limited Voter Registration exercise. The exercise, according to the EC, would enable persons who are 18 years and above but could not register in the previous exercises to do so. Mrs Akorfa Buabasa […]
EC slams John Mahama for comments on appointments at the Commission
By Augustus Acquaye The Electoral Commission has slammed NDC flagbearer John Mahama for claiming persons appointed to the Commission are NPP members and that the Commission is hiring NPP faithful to serve as returning and deputy returning officers for the December elections. John Mahama in a recent interview at the London School of Economics and […]
Electoral Commission staff, one other remanded for stealing laptops and BVDs
By Beatrice Oppon Four persons, including three staff of the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC), have been remanded for allegedly stealing laptops and Biometric Verification Devices belonging to the Commission. The three workers of the EC are a Data Base Administrator, Joseph Blankson Adumadzie; a Security Officer, Benjamin Fienyi; and a Casual Worker Philip Tettey. […]
2024 Polls: EC to hold IPAC meeting on Tuesday, April 9
The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that it will hold an emergency Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting on Tuesday, April 9, following calls from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to address concerns regarding the scarcity of Biometric Verification Devices (BVDs) and the disappearance of a component of Biometric Verification registration kits. In a letter dated […]
John Mahama opposes Electoral Commission’s proposal to change election date
By Emmanuel Oti Acheampong The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), and former President, John Dramani Mahama, has strongly stated his stance on the proposed date for this year’s general election. Mr. Mahama, who is seeking a return to office after exiting the Presidency, made it known that the plot to change the date […]
Research shows 54% of voters have confidence in Ghana’s Electoral Commission
The latest Opinion Poll by Global Info Analytics shows that 54 percent of voters now have confidence in the Electoral Commission, compared to 38 percent who have no confidence and 8 percent who did not have an opinion. When voters were asked about what divides Ghanaians, 56 percent of voters said politics, 27 percent said ethnicity and […]
Voting delays at Church of Christ Abeka 2 Polling Station in Accra
By: Jeremiah Nutsugah. At the Church of Christ Abeka 2 Congregation polling station in the Okaikoi North Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, voting delayed as the EC officials did not arrive early and the voters’ registers were not ready. As of 7:15, the voters’ registers were unavailable. No voters were present between 7:30 a.m. […]
Voters frustrated as Officials arrive late at Fire Mountain Ministry Abeka polling station in Accra
By: Jeremiah Nutsugah Confusion ensued among voters at the Fire Mountain Ministry in Abeka polling station, Okaikoi North District in the Greater Accra Region, due to the delayed arrival of election officials. Voters expressed their frustration as Election Officials arrived late, causing them to stand in a queue. Despite the scheduled 7:00 am start time, […]
District Level Election: 83 persons file to contest in Keta
By: Edzorna Francis Mensah About Eighty-Three (83) persons have filed to contest in the Twenty-Two (22) Electoral Areas for upcoming District Level election in the Keta Municipality slated for December 19, 2023. The Electoral Commission in a statement a few weeks ago opened nominations for the District Level Elections and set 19th December, 2023 for the election. This […]
