The Electoral Commission says the court case that compelled it to rid the electoral register of persons who registered with a National Health Insurance card gave the Commission enough mileage. According to the Commission, the case resulted in an overwhelming publicity for the EC and the best over the years, particularly on the issue of … Read more
The opposition New Patriotic Party has raised red flags over the decision by the Electoral Commission (EC) to transmit election results electronically. GhanaStar.com has gathered that the EC is engaging the services of some IT firms to enable it transmit results electronically during the December polls. The NPP is, however, accusing the electoral body of … Read more
The Ashanti regional branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to extend the period of the re-registration which is part of the ongoing voters register exhibition to allow those whose names have been deleted to have enough time to re-register. According to the party, the EC failed to educate … Read more
From Monday, July 18 to Thursday, July 28, this year, people whose names have been deleted from the electoral roll because they used National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) cards as a form of identity to register will have the opportunity to re-register. The Electoral Commission (EC) on Wednesday outlined modalities for the re-registration of 56,772 … Read more
The Supreme Court has officially cited Montie FM for contempt and set aside July 12, 2016 for its owners and the two studio panelists to show cause why they must not be imprisoned after threatening the lives of Judges in the country. A formal summons by the Supreme Court said the owner of Montie FM, … Read more
Former First Lady and founder of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings has predicted victory for her party in the upcoming November polls. Considering the kind of work the NDP is doing at the grassroots level in the country, she said she is confident the party will form the next government of the … Read more
Founder and Leader of the Heaven’s Gate Ministries Nicholas Osei popularly known as Prophet Kumchacha has formed a political party to contest in the November 7 presidential race. According to him, it is time for the church to take over the high office of the land to ensure God’s promise for Ghana is fulfilled. His … Read more
The Inspector General of the Ghana Police Service, Mr John Kudalor said the media’s role was equally crucial in ensuring a fair and peaceful Election 2016 thus, the media, both local and international, should position themselves as neutral arbiters, provide relevant public education, and avoid hate and violence-inducing publications and broadcast. The IGP made the … Read more
The United States government has pledged an amount of 4.5 million dollars to support Ghana’s election which comes off on November 7, 2016. The EC will be getting one-third of the money for voter education and to support other activities relating to the elections. This pledge from the United States comes barely two months after … Read more
The Electoral Commission, Police service and Judiciary have secured a £4 million aid package to assist in preparations towards the November polls. The assistance from the British government will span the next 5 years. Announcing the package, Wednesday, the UK minister of state for international development Desmond Swayne challenged Ghana to live up to her … Read more
Commissioner of the Electoral Commission (EC), Charlotte Osei has revealed to parliament that the general elections scheduled for 2016 would cost the nation about GH¢ 1.2 billion explaining the cost exclusively covers all 30,000 polling stations as well as a possible run-off. “We also premised the budget on an exchange rate of 3.89 cedis to … Read more
The Ghana Police Service has given the assurance that adequate measures have been put in place to ensure maximum security during Saturday’s parliamentary and presidential primaries of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC). The NDC will on Saturday November 21 elect parliamentary and presidential primaries to contest national multi-party elections in 2016. The primaries were … Read more
Even though some political bigwigs in the Kufour regime are reported to be the brain behind a new political party christened “New Labour Party” [NLP] with the “Hand” as its emblem – a leading member of the party has maintained that the former president is “not part of the party” as claimed. After Peacefmonline.com broke … Read more
There are fears that the identity crisis facing the country due to the lack of a credible register of all Ghanaians to serve as the singular reference source is a recipe for chaos, especially election-related violence. The admission by stakeholders that the Electoral Commission’s voters’ register is not credible due to the lack of a … Read more
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs Charlotte Osei, has indicated that the Commission would abolish the “strong room” principle in next year’s general election and rather introduce a more transparent and inclusive process. The Commissioner said a bigger room would be secured for receiving and certification of constituency results in a greater transparent … Read more
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs. Charlotte Osei has stated that Ghana’s security might be threatened by any move to compile a new register. She has rather backed the surgical method proposed by the Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG) to audit the alleged bloated voters’ register. The NPP at the stakeholders forum on the … Read more
Some political parties in the country are unhappy about the Electoral Commission’s decision to exclude them from a ten-member committee to oversee the proposals for electoral reforms in Ghana. The committee has General Secretary of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, Peter Mac Manu of the National Patriotic Party (NPP), Anim Kofi … Read more
All is set for the presidential primary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Hot favourite and two-time flag bearer, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, two-time attempted presidential aspirant Mr Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen and new kid on the block, Mr Francis Addai Nimoh, are seeking the mandate of the over 140,000 delegates to become the standard … Read more
Togo is a relatively small country situated in West Africa with a population of about 5.5 million. Some of her agricultural products include coco, coffee and cotton which generate about 40% of export earnings and she is the world’s fourth-largest producer of phosphate. Togo’s political landscape, just like that of many other African countries is … Read more
Organisers of #OccupyFlagstaffhouse and #RedFriday, will on Friday, August 29 team up with policy think tank, IMANI Ghana to host a forum to discuss the electoral reforms recommended by the Supreme Court after ruling on the election petition case. This forum according to the organizers will seek to engage both the Electoral Commission (EC) and … Read more