The Electoral Commission (EC) has said it will hold on with the publication of notice of polls until all court cases following the disqualification of some presidential aspirants have been cleared. According to the Greater Accra Regional Director of the EC, Mr Kwame Amoah the move will however not in any way affect the calendar … Read more
The Ghanaian professor based in US but popular for his many landmark court cases in Ghana has berated the Electoral Commission for daring to disqualify the presidential aspirants itching to contest the 2016 December elections. Prof Stephen Kweku Asare said the decision by the Charlotte Osei led Electoral Commission is a willful violation of the … Read more
The governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) has taken up the filing fee bill of all its parliamentary aspirants contesting in the December polls – a total of GHS2,750,000 – General Secretary Johnson Asiedu Nketia has disclosed. General Mosquito, as he is affectionately called, revealed this to party supporters on Thursday September 29 as he accompanied … Read more
A Ghanaian Law Professor based in the United States is asking political parties to challenge in court the 2016 presidential and parliamentary filing fees announced by the Electoral Commission. Professor Stephen Kweku Asare, says the EC, should not be allowed to violate the constitution by imposing “performance tax” on candidates in the name of filing … Read more
An Accra Circuit Court presided over by Abena Adjin Doku on Wednesday ordered hiplife musician Eugene Ashie aka Wisa to make a security deposit of Ghc 5,000 cedis. The Judge made the order following the musician’s continuous absence in court. The money will go to state coffers if Wisa fails to show up in court … Read more