Mrs Charlotte Osei, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission must be an enigma. Last week, the first woman to head the Commission announced the disqualification of 13 Presidential Aspirants and conjured a confusion which repercussion will resonate all the way to the December 7 vote. On Friday, an Accra High Court, Presided over by Mr. … Read more
play videoHassan Ayariga has accused EC chair Charlotte Osei of targeting him and several others Flagbearer of the All People’s Congress Hassan Ayariga has vowed to go the extra mile in ensuring that the All Peoples Congress participates in this year’s general elections. Hassan Ayariga is in court contesting his disqualification from the presidential race … Read more
Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom has said his face will definitely be on the ballot paper for the 7 December 2016 presidential poll. “Yes you’ll see my face there”, he told Prince Minkah on Class91.3FM’s Executive Breakfast Show on Monday, 31 October. Dr Nduom is currently on a Thank You tour after the court overturned his … Read more
play videoThe man of God is cautioning the EC chair against acts that are likely to mar the country’s peace Here is the concluding part of Deloris Frimpong Manso’s interview with Founder and Leader of the Glorious Word Ministry International, Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah. In this interview, Rev Owusu Bempah talks about his two divorces, … Read more
Former Attorney-general says the Electoral Commissioner is not a law unto herself adding the Commission is a creation of statute. Ayikoi Otoo says Charlotte Osei “must be reminded constantly that that false impression that she is an independent body that cannot be directed by the way she performs her duty.” Speaking barely 24 hours after … Read more
play videoJohn Ackah Blay Miezah was a presidential nominee of the People’s Vanguard Party in Ghana in 1979 For many, the Electoral Commission’s decision to disqualify some 12 presidential hopefuls from contesting the December electios was a new phenomenon. While some saw it as indication of a leader who wanted to follow due process and … Read more
A deputy National Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) says the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) will still lose the 2016 polls if First Lady Lordina Mahama is made the EC chairperson. According to Maame Afia Akoto, though the Northern and Volta Regions are said to be strongholds of the NDC, the love … Read more
The Electoral Commission has assured Ghanaians of transparent and credible elections in December. Chairperson, Charlotte Osei, is convinced reforms and mechanisms introduced in the electoral system, with support from stakeholders, will give citizens a well-conducted poll. She told the Ashanti Regional House of Chiefs results of the results of the elections will be accepted by … Read more
The chairperson of the Electoral Commission, madam Charlotte Osei says all political parties would receive the final voters register on Friday with about 41 days to the general elections. According to the EC chair, all political parties have been pre-informed about the readiness of the register and asked the party’s to report to the offices … Read more
The People’s National Congress (PNC) has accused the Electoral Commission of breaching the provisions of the law in the disqualification of its presidential candidate, Dr Edward Mahama from the upcoming Presidential elections. Lawyers of the party in a letter dated 19th October, 2016 and addressed to the Electoral Commission provided explanations to the issues the … Read more
People should stop lambasting EC Chair Charlotte Osei simply because she was bold enough to do the right thing by disqualifying some aspirants from contesting the presidency, Mohammed Ayeetey Okwabi popularly known as the ‘Kpakpakpa’ man has said. The Kpakpakpa man has jumped to the EC chair’s defence at a time when she is faced … Read more
Disqualified presidential nominee of the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), Dr. Henry Herbert Lartey has filed an injunction suit seeking to stop all electoral processes ahead of the December elections. Dr. Henry Lartey was disqualified by the Commission, alongside 12 other aspirants, for not providing the personal records of his running mate among other things. … Read more
Folks, the EC has dug in and reiterated its stance not to rescind its decision regarding the disqualification of Presidential candidates who flouted the electoral law in filing their nomination forms. Aggrieved as these disqualified candidates are, nothing from them to the EC seems to be paving the way for the EC to change its … Read more
Presidential candidate of Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), Dr. Henry Lartey says he is currently doubting if the Commissioner, Mrs. Charlotte Osei can organize, a free, fair, and a transparent election. According to him, his ”wrongful disqualification” has influenced his doubt. The EC on Monday disqualified Dr. Lartey for “The Commission is unable to accept … Read more
What Fadi Dabbousi’s Moslems and Otabil’s Christians have in common [2] By Francis Kwarteng “I found out that I was a Christian for revenue only and I could not bear the thought of that, it was so ignoble” (Mark Twain) “Man is a Religious Animal. He is the only Religious Animal. He is the only … Read more
play videoThe NDP and PPP flagbearers have already filed a suit in court contesting their disqualification Disqualified presidential hopeful and flagbearer of the All Peoples Congress Hassan Ayariga says he is ready to go to any extent including placing an injunction on the elections if EC chair Charlotte Osei doe not play by the rules … Read more
“I found out that I was a Christian for revenue only and I could not bear the thought of that, it was so ignoble” (Mark Twain) “Man is a Religious Animal. He is the only Religious Animal. He is the only animal that has the True Religion—several of them. He is the only animal that … Read more
Disqualified presidential hopeful and flagbearer of the All People’s Congress Hassan Ayariga has blamed EC Chair Charlotte Osei for his disqualification from the presidential race. Speaking to Ghanaweb after his disqualification last week, Hassan Ayariga said Charlotte Osei, who at the time was the boss of National Commission for Civil Education (NCCE) failed to educate … Read more
The flagbearer of the United Front Party has written to the Electoral Commission protesting his disqualification from the upcoming elections and demanding to be reinstated. Dr Nana Agyenim Boateng, conceded that there were mistakes with the forms he submitted to the EC but said those mistakes were acts of omissions and commissions by his subscribers … Read more
Mr Hassan Ayariga has said he will be president of Ghana some day “whether Ghanaians like it or not”. “I’m a very serious guy and I mean business. …It is not human beings alone who make people presidents. The intervention of God [is also important] and I believe it and I have the vision. Whether … Read more