Many are the rhetoric that surround Student Politics in Ghana and it is admissible to state in this write-up that every Tertiary institution have unique histories concerning the electioneering process. This documentation is meant to briefly give you the facts surrounding the process and not intended to destroy any individual or the great name of … Read more
Some New Patriotic Party (NPP) members in the Cape Coast South Constituency of the Central Region have secured an injunction to stop the election of executives for that constituency this Sunday. The members issued a writ at the court Friday challenging the eligibility of one of the three candidates vying for the chairmanship position in … Read more
Some members of the New Patriotic Party in Cape Coast are demanding the disqualification of one of the candidates vying for the Cape Coast South constituency chairmanship position in the party. The members at a news conference Thursday issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the party’s regional and national steering committees to disqualify Alex Hagan-Mensah or … Read more
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has appointed the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs. Charlotte Osei as leader of its pre-Election Fact-Finding Mission to Sierra Leone. The West African country goes to the polls on March 7, 2018 to elect a President and members of its legislative assembly. While in the country, … Read more
An Accra Human Rights Court has ordered the Electoral Commission (EC) to make public all assets and audited statements of accounts of political parties in Ghana. The Citizen Ghana Movement (CGM) and a private citizen Lolan Ekow Sagoe-Moses last year took the EC to court to compel the Commission to enforce the Constitutional provisions which … Read more
Deputy Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Georgina Opoku–Amankwaah says she is yet to be cleared by the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) on the EC missing fund. Speaking with Bright Kwesi Asempa on Onua Fm morning show on Tuesday, Madam Georgina Opoku–Amankwaah said she has been in Kumasi over the weekend and the news … Read more
Three top officers accused of misappropriating GH¢480,177.87 of the Endowment Fund of staff of Electoral Commission (EC) have been cleared by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), the Daily Guide newspaper reports. Georgina Opoku-Amankwaah, Deputy Commissioner in-charge of Finance and Administration; Kwaku Owusu Agyei-Larbi, Chief Accountant and Joseph Kwaku Asamoah, Finance Officer, were asked … Read more
The NDC Minority in parliament has condemned the “completely unjustifiable” attempt by EOCO to “forcibly evict ” the deputy EC chairperson Georgina Opoku Amankwah out of her office on Monday. Madam Opoku Amankwah clashed with officials of EOCO after she disregarded an order by the anti-graft agency to stay away from her office. She was … Read more
A Deputy Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Georgina Opoku Amankwah, clashed with officials of the Economic and Organised Crime Organisation (EOCO) when she resumed work on Monday. Madam Opoku Amankwa who disregarded a directive by EOCO said she will only vacate her office if President Akufo-Addo asked her to do so. Officials of EOCO, … Read more
A recent research by the Center for Media Analysis (CMA) has revealed that the Chair of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC), Charlotte Osei, is highly politically bias. According to the research, both the institution and individual set a precedent, which portrayed the chairperson highly mistrusted in the media to the public. Chief Media Analyst at … Read more
The Center for Democratic Development (CDD) is advising the three commissioners of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) to take a decision in their best interest as their impeachment proceeding begins. The piece of advice comes on the back of fears that the commission is likely to be distracted, following the setting up of a committee … Read more
The controversial EC probe will be carried out by a five-member committee… The Chief Justice, Sopia Akuffo has warned the general public against making unacceptable comments about the committee set up to probe three staff of the Electoral Commission (EC). The warning was contained in a statement released by Judicial Secretary, Justice Alex B. Poku-Acheampong on … Read more
A Supreme Court judge has been appointed to preside over the committee to investigate the chairperson of Ghana’s Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei and her two deputies. Mrs. Osei and her deputies – Sulley Amadu and Mrs Georgina Opoku-Amankwa – have been accused of corruption and breaches of the law, which if found culpable, will lead … Read more
Ghanaians abroad can now exercise their franchise following the recent court order on the implementation of the Representation Of Amendment Act (ROPAA) which had been left pending for the past 11 years. This was in honour of a legal application by US-based Ghanaian citizens – Kofi A. Boateng, Nellie Kemevor, Obed Danquah, Christiana Sillim and … Read more
The party is thus praying to the Committee that is set to open impeachment proceedings against the three commissioners, to grant them an audience to present the evidence in order to bring finality to the case. Some unnamed staff of the Electoral Commission in July 2017 petitioned President Nana Akufo-Addo to remove Mrs. Osei over … Read more
EC Boss Petitions – More stakeholders have waded into the controversy that emanated from the ongoing impeachment process against the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission Charlotte Osei. National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam George, has accused President Akufo-Addo of exercising bad judgment in forwarding the petition seeking the impeachment of the … Read more
Center for Progressive Governance (CenProG) has released a strong statement, completely condemning the looming EC Boss’ impeachment on the grounds that it is partisan oriented. In the statement, CenProG raised several questions and concerns with which they buttressed their stance that the allegations being leveled against Madam Charlotte Osei is malicious, tactical, despicable and unfortunate. … Read more
Anyidoho has explained how Nana Addo and the NPP exposed their keen interest in Charlotte Osei’s impeachment… Deputy General Secretary for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Koku Anyidoho has accused President Akufo-Addo of being behind the move to kick out the Electoral Commissioner, Madam Charlotte Osei from office. Also See: Petition Against EC Boss’ Lawyer … Read more
EC Boss Probe – It has not been a pleasant season for Chairperson of the Electoral Commission Charlotte Osei who is currently facing probe into alleged acts of malfeasance by her and two deputies at the Commission. See Also: EC Boss At Loggerheads With Principal Officers Over Impeachment Agitations Charlotte Osei has called on the Chief Justice … Read more
Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei, is demanding to know the composition of the Chief Justice Committee that is expected commence impeachment proceedings against her. Mrs. Osei who faces removal from office over alleged impeachable offences has indicated her readiness to appear before the Committee to be set up by the Chief Justice Sophia … Read more