The proxy vote is a potential weapon and could be used to the advantage of NDC Charlotte Osei, Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana By Rockson Adofo Proxy vote is permissible by the electoral regulations of many civilized countries to allow as many as possible number of their citizens to exercise their suffrage. This … Read more
By Kwarteng, Francis “India gave South Africa Gandhi the barrister and Africa gave India back Mahatma Gandhi the Great Soul” (Nelson Mandela). “We believe as much in purity of race as we think they do…We believe also that the white race of South Africa should be the predominating race” (Mahatma Gandhi). “It was not a … Read more
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), John Kudalor, has strongly stated that the Police Service will not allow any group of persons to foment trouble before, during and after the December elections. “We are trying to bring everybody on board; the chiefs, the youth, the parties…as an institution, I assure you that wherever this violence, … Read more
“India gave South Africa Gandhi the barrister and Africa gave India back Mahatma Gandhi the Great Soul” (Nelson Mandela). “We believe as much in purity of race as we think they do…We believe also that the white race of South Africa should be the predominating race” (Mahatma Gandhi). “It was not a shock because I … Read more
The Electoral Commission is planning to roll out a mock voting exercise for first-time voters aimed at reducing the percentage of spoilt ballots in the upcoming elections. Election watchers and stakeholders have in the past bemoaned the high number of spoilt ballots during any major election. Some have called for intensive voter education to reduce … Read more
Founder of Glorious Word Power Ministry International, Prophet Dr. Isaac Owusu Bempah, has indicated that Chairperson of the Election Commission (EC), Madam Charlotte Osei will die if she connives with NDC to rig this year’s elections in favour of President John Dramani Mahama. According to him, God will strike Madam Charlotte with strange diseases and … Read more
Under Mahama honesty is on a long holiday I was not at the Sunyani Coronation Park for the Manifesto launch of President John Dramani Mahama and his National Democratic Congress on Saturday. I was rather at the Victoria Park in Cape Coast, where the first game of football was pioneered in the then Gold Coast … Read more
The firebrand Member of Parliament for Assin Central has finally explained his seeming obsession with the Chairperson of Ghana’s Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei. Kennedy Ohene Agyapong says he has major issues with Mrs Osei because she is scheming with the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) to rig the December 7 polls. According to Kennedy Agyapong, … Read more
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako has said that he will personally rig the upcoming polls if the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) attempts to tamper with this year’s elections. “I am telling you that if the NDC attempts to rig the elections, I, Wontumi will rig them … Read more
Workers of the Electoral Commission (EC) are demanding 50 percent of their salary as allowances for their inability to engage in social and political activities as staff of a neutral organization. The demand, which comes with barely three months to presidential and parliamentary elections, in December, is the second in the year. The demand was … Read more
As Ghana approaches the periodic routine of presidential and parliamentary election, tensions are already raging high and furiously scary with every passing moment in all corners of our beloved country as the contest keeps getting keener and stiffer with the major players strategically utilizing every platform to tenaciously preach their political sermons. This year’s election … Read more
The spirituality behind the new logo of the Electoral Commission (EC) has been put to rest following an admission by the Communications Director of the Hare Krishna Movement in Ghana. Jnana Chaksus Das in an exclusive interview with Adom FM’s Kofi Adoma Nwanwani on his Youtube channel, Kofi TV revealed that, there is a power … Read more
Ghanaians deserve nothing less than peace and stability; which must be the ultimate outcome of this year’s election, Mrs Charlotte Osei, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), has said. She said it would take all stakeholders in the country to achieve this; declaring that “let us not fail our country”. “Our lives are more … Read more
The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana’s identification of 81 constituencies out of the 275 as possible violent-prone areas well ahead of the December 7 polls is a good omen for Ghana’s peace, Emmanuel Sowatey, a security expert, has said. The chairperson of the EC, Mrs Charlotte Osei, speaking at a national colloquium on the security … Read more
Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei, has warned that the December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections could be marred by violence, citing what she calls “the volatile” political atmosphere in the country ahead of the polls. She cites the proliferation of arms, rising levels of alcoholism and drug abuse, as well as the high … Read more
On Tuesday 6 September 2016, I had the perfect opportunity to listen to a staff member (name forgotten but surely a Spokesperson for the Electoral Commission) give answers to questions posed to him by a radio programme presenter. The questions were about the proxy voting. From what I gathered as said by the EC representative … Read more
The Ghana Police Service says it has identified over five thousand potential flash point in the forthcoming elections which must be managed to prevent any form of violence. The Director General of the Police Criminal Investigations Department, Proper Kwame Ablorh made the observation on behalf of the Inspector General at a national Colloquium on peaceful … Read more
The Electoral Commission (EC) has identified 81 constituencies out of the 275 as possible violent-prone areas before, during and after the 2016 general election. The Chairperson of the EC, Mrs Charlotte Osei, who announced this, said the EC had started a project, together with the Ghana Police Service, to map out all the polling stations … Read more
The Election Security Task force has begun an anti-violence campaign ahead of the 2016 presidential and parliamentary election. The campaign is targeted at reducing tension at the various polling stations described as election hot spots. The Electoral Commission Chair Mrs Charlotte Osei on Wednesday said over 81 constituencies across the country have become notorious for … Read more
Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) has warned that the current political environment is hostile, a situation which the election management body describes as a recipe for violence in this year’s presidential and parliamentary polls. This admission is coming barely a month after an international delegation made up of representatives of the National Democratic Institute and the … Read more