Mr Hassan Ayariga, the Presidential nominee of the All People’s Congress (APC) and nine others are out of the December 7 presidential race. The others are Dr Nana Agyenim Boateng, United Front Party (UFP); Mr Kofi Akpaloo, Independent People’s Party (IPP); Mr Kwabena Adjei, Reformed Patriotic Democrat (RPD); and Mr Akwasi Addai Odike, United People’s … Read more
“I who am the ring-giver Commanded you to action and death… As a thane ought to do, returned justice to where our ancient peoples drink. All men will do that which I bid.” Queen Wealtheow in ‘Beowulf’ “…For surely the food that memory gives to eat is bitter to the taste and it is only … Read more
‘Deeply troubling’, was how the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) described Electoral Commission’s action concerning errors the EC claimed it’d further discovered on nomination forms of some disqualified presidential nominees, after the Supreme Court (SC) had directed that the electoral body must reconsider its decision earlier in the week. The commission had been asked to … Read more
Mrs Charlotte Osei, Chair of the Electoral Commission, is a “disgrace to womanhood”, disqualified flag bearer of the All People’s Congress (APC), Mr Hassan Ayariga has said. An obviously angry Mr Ayariga also described Mrs Osei as a “tyrant,” who “must be jailed” for flouting directives of the Supreme Court as far as allowing him … Read more
Mrs Charlotte Osei, Chair of the Electoral Commission, is a “disgrace to womanhood”, disqualified flag bearer of the All People’s Congress (APC), Mr Hassan Ayariga has said. An obviously angry Mr Ayariga also described Mrs Osei as a “tyrant,” who “must be jailed” for flouting directives of the Supreme Court as far as allowing him … Read more
Flag bearer of the All People’s Congress (APC), Mr Hassan Ayariga has said the Chair of the Electoral Commission, Mrs Charlotte Osei must be jailed for disobeying the Supreme Court by not allowing him to run in the 7 December polls. He has also described Mrs Osei as a “tyrant” and a “disgrace to womanhood”. … Read more
The Electoral Commission has once again rejected the nomination forms of the All Progressive Congress’ Hassan Ayariga. The APC is joined by Independent Candidate Asiedu Walker, Henry Lartey’s GCPP, the United Freedom Party, Akua Donkor’s GFP, DPP, IPP, and the UDSP. Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei making the announcement Wednesday stated that the … Read more
The Electoral Commission (EC) in compliance with the Supreme Court’s (SC) directive on Tuesday received the amended nomination forms of 10 disqualified presidential nominees. The aspirants include Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom, Progressive People’s Party (PPP); Dr Edward N. Mahama, People’s National Convention (PNC); Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, National Democratic Party (NDP) and Mr Kwasi Addai Odie, … Read more
The Electoral Commission of Ghana has cleared three presidential hopefuls to contest this year’s December polls. The three are the Progressive Peoples Party’s Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, the National Democratic Party’s Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings and the Peoples National Convention’s Dr. Edward Nasigre Mahama. The EC cleared the three following a Supreme Court decision ordering it … Read more
The Electoral Commission has once again rejected the nomination forms of the All Progressive Congress’ Hassan Ayariga. The APC is joined by Independent Candidate Asiedu Walker, Henry Lartey’s GCPP, the United Freedom Party, Akua Donkor’s GFP, DPP, IPP, and the UDSP. Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei making the announcement Wednesday stated that the … Read more
Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom and Dr Edward Mahama, have been accepted into the presidential race by the Electoral Commission for this year’s general elections. They join four others: Nana Akufo-Addo, Mr John Mahama, Mr Ivor Greenstreet and Mr Jacob Osei Yeboah, who were initially accepted into the race. On the other hand, … Read more
Ten out of the 12 disqualified presidential aspirants from the December elections, have been able to meet the Supreme Court’s deadline, which made it possible for them to be given a hearing by the Electoral Commission, and to have errors on their forms for which they were disqualified corrected for re-submission. Citi News’ Sixtus Dong … Read more
Flagbearer of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP) is confident of a landslide victory for President John Mahama in the December 7 general elections. But should she win the elections, Akua Donkor said she will hand over power to the President whom she described as her son. “The election is between President Mahama and I so … Read more
In the company of her running mate, Mrs Patricia Asante, the presidential nominee arrived at the EC office early morning to get her nomination forms that were fraught with irregularities and errors, to amend for submission by 5:00pm today. READ: Trouble for Akua Donkor’s running mate, faces possible prosecution over age Also at the head office … Read more
The founder and leader of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), Akua Donkor has made a sharp u-turn on her decision not to contest the 2016 general elections. Akua Donkor following her disqualification by the Electoral Commission (EC), announced she would not be contesting the elections again and threw her support behind the sitting President. “I … Read more
Presidential nominee of the Ghana Freedom Party has disclosed she will go to the Electoral Commission and rectify errors in her presidential nomination forms which led to her disqualification. Akua Donkor says though she had given up hopes of contesting the elections on December 7 following her disqualification by the EC,the latest Supreme Court ruling … Read more
The Electoral Commission (EC) appears to be in quandary, 30 days to the December 7 elections as it has been slapped with a fresh suit occasioned by the disqualification of some presidential aspirants. A businessman, who wanted to contest for president as independent candidate on December 7 but was disqualified together with his running mate, … Read more
The Electoral Commission (EC) appears to be in quandary, 30 days to the December 7 elections as it has been slapped with a fresh suit occasioned by the disqualification of some presidential aspirants. A businessman, who wanted to contest for president as independent candidate on December 7 but was disqualified together with his running mate, … Read more
With 31 days to the elections, uncertainty over the number of contestants and several litigations in court, will the general elections come off on the constitutionally set date -December 7? Three panelists of Joy FM’s news analysis show, Newsfile Saturday remain confident the elections will come off. In the optimist corner – law lecturer Clara … Read more
The apparent victory by the All People’s Congress’ flagbearer Hassan Ayariga is an affirmation of an earlier ruling in favour of the Progressive People’s Party’s Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom. That’s the opinion Lawyer Samson Lardy Anyenini proffered hours after a court ruled that the Electoral Commission must give the APC leader the opportunity to correct … Read more