The actions of the Electoral Commission rightly or wrongly are seemed as those that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) wants to happen, Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah has said. Mornah contends that the governing party’s long silence on the disqualification of some party’s in the 2016 race has fueled the perception … Read more
The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has fixed the special voting exercise for the 1st of December, 2016, ahead of the main election on December 7. This was announced by the Chair of the EC, Charlotte Osei, at an Inter Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting on Friday October 28 in Accra. The special voting will … Read more
The People’s National Convention (PNC) has filed a suit against the Electoral Commission (EC) following the disqualification of its presidential candidate, Dr Edward Mahama. The EC disqualified 13 presidential aspirants from contesting the 2016 December polls earlier this month and so far, the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), the All People’s Congress (APC), and the National … Read more
The National Treasurer of the People’s National Convention (PNC) has parried claims that he has absconded with some money belonging to the party. In a statement released Wednesday, Akane Adams said no money has gone missing from the party’s kitty. “It’s very funny the level and length at which some people will want to lie … Read more
A former People’s National Convention (PNC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolgatanga, Mr David Apasera, is seething with rage over what he claims was an alleged role of the National Chairman of the party, Mr Bernard Mornah, towards his exclusion from the Electoral Commission’s list of aspirants in the upcoming elections. After being offered huge … Read more
Former Member of Parliament for the Bolga Constituency from the year 2000 to 2008 on the ticket of Peoples National Convention (PNC), David Apasara, is accusing his party Chairman Mr. Bernard Mornah of destroying the party. Apasara mentioned that the PNC is currently saddled with problems and challenges as a result of the poor, mismanagement … Read more
The division within the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Bolgatanga Central Constituency has hit a top point as election watchers say the prospect of the parliamentary seat slipping back to the People’s National Convention (PNC) in the 2016 polls cannot be ruled out. The conclusion comes after scores of NDC supporters, who have … Read more
The People’s National Convention (PNC), has declared its intention to challenge the Electoral Commission’s (EC) decision to disqualify its Flagbearer, Dr. Edward Mahama from contesting the 2016 general elections in court. This was revealed by the party’s National Chairman, Bernard Mornah, on the Point Blank segment on Eyewitness News. He indicated that, the party has … Read more
National Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah has challenged the Electoral Commission (EC), to release the nomination forms of the candidates that qualified to contest in the presidential election if they have nothing to hide. Speaking with Rainbow Radio’s Kwabena Agyapong on Eboboba, a political show, the politician said, for fairness sake, … Read more
A former People’s National Convention (PNC) Member of Parliament for the Bolgatanga Constituency, David Apasara, has blamed the Chairman of the party, Bernard Mornah, for the disqualification of their Flagbearer, Edward Mahama, saying the latter was deeply asleep in his office, during the filling of the nomination forms. Dr. Edward Mahama and 12 other presidential … Read more
Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah is asking whether the party’s former Youth Organiser Abu Ramadan is still a member of the PNC. Responding to Mr Ramadan’s clamour for him (Mornah) to resign together with General Secretary Atik Mohammed over the Electoral Commission’s disqualification of their flag bearer Dr Edward Mahama from … Read more
The Electoral Commission’s (EC’s) outright rejection of the nomination forms of 13 personalities who wanted to contest in the December 7 presidential election is causing uneasy calm in the country. Almost all the affected aspirants are accusing the EC Chairperson, Charlotte Osei, of unjustifiably ‘dashing’ their respective hopes of becoming a president in 2017. The … Read more
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) might be boasting of its dominance in the Upper West Region (UWR) but the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is poised to pull a surprise that is likely to turn its fortunes in that region for the first time for good At the past six polls, the NDC has dorminated the … Read more
Veteran politician Alban Kingsford Sumani Bagbin says he has “no fears at all” that he will retain his Nadowli-Kaleo seat in the Upper West region despite a challenge from the People’s National Convention (PNC) National chairman, Bernard Mornah. Filing his parliamentary nomination forms for a record seventh successive bid, a confident Majority Leader and candidate … Read more
The directive by the Electoral Commission (EC) to all presidential and parliamentary aspirants to submit prove of asset declaration as a qualification criterion to participate in the forthcoming polls is baseless, the National Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah has said. The EC in a statement Wednesday urged the candidates to take … Read more
The Chief of Staff Mr. Julius Debrah has appealed to the constituents of Nadowli-Kaleo to retain Alban Bagbin as their Member of Parliament since a change will amount to political suicide. He said the Majority Leader has acquired enough experience besides being a hard working person to champion the wellbeing of the constituency in the … Read more
Ever since the coming of the PNDC/NDC some 35 years ago, the political dynamics in Ghana changed from one being dominated by the Danquah /Busia /Dombo /NPP and Kwame Nkrumah/CPP/PNP traditions to one dominated by Jerry John Rawlings /P(NDC) and the Danquah /Busia /Dombo traditions. The Kwame Nkrumah traditions is existing in theory till date. … Read more
The Peoples National Convention’s (PNC) National Chairman, Bernard Mornah, has accused the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) of encouraging hate speech that could lead to violence ahead of the December elections. According to him, the hate speech exhibited by some leading members of the two major political parties … Read more
The ethnicity of Mr Emmanuel Anyidoho was no factor in his selection as vice-presidential hopeful of the People’s National Convention (PNC), the National Chairman of the party, Bernard Mornah, has clarified. “It was not based on his Ewe background,” he told Class FM’s Naa Dedei Tettey shortly after the announcement of the nomination. A five-member … Read more
The flagbearer of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Ivor Kobina Greenstreet has warned that the party would not be contesting the 2016 general elections if the Electoral Commission (EC) fails to reduce the filing fees. The EC after an IPAC meeting announced that persons seeking to contest as Presidential candidates will be paying GHC50, 000 … Read more