The main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) was negligent as far as its monitoring of the printing of error-riddled ballot papers for the parliamentary poll in the Ashanti Region is concerned, the Elections Director of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, has said. The NPP has rejected the ballot papers because … Read more
The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana must admit it erred in printing some ballot papers for parliamentary elections in the Ashanti Region and reprint the affected papers without hesitation, Kweku Asare, a US-based Ghanaian professor, has said. His comment follows the clarification given by the EC on the omission of the New Patriotic Party’s initials … Read more
A total of 65,001 voters are expected to cast their ballot under special voting on December 1, 2016, according to the Electoral Commission. The media list is made up of 871 personnel alongside 23,567 security services officials and 40,563 election officials, the Head of Communications at the EC, Mr Eric Kofi Dzakpasu, told Accra-based Asempa … Read more
The Electoral Commission has dismissed accusations by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) that it has printed a ‘wrong logo’ for the party on the parliamentary ballot sheets for the 2016 elections. The Ashanti regional branch of the NPP first raised the concern in an interview with 3news.com indicating that whereas all the parties on the … Read more
Only 871 journalists across the country will be allowed to partake in the Special Voting by the Electoral Commission (EC) scheduled to take place on Thursday, December 1. The Electoral Commission (EC) says these 871 journalists applied through the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA), the National media Commission (NMC) and the … Read more
Only 871 journalists across the country will be allowed to partake in the Special Voting by the Electoral Commission (EC) scheduled to take place on Thursday, December 1. The Electoral Commission (EC) says these 871 journalists applied through the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA), the National media Commission (NMC) and the … Read more
The Electoral Commission (EC) says it is taking steps to minimize the incidence of rejected ballots in next month’s elections. Head of Communications at the Commission, Mr. Eric Kofi Dzakpasu says the elections governing body is determined to ensure that candidates are credited with votes they deserve. Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show, he … Read more
The 12 presidential nominees who were disqualified by the Electoral Commission from the December 7 polls, will know their fate today [Wednesday, November 9, 2016]. The EC disqualified the due to errors on their nomination forms, but the Supreme Court on Monday ordered the commission to extend the nomination period and give the parties a … Read more
Barring any last minute glitches, Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) would conduct the balloting for presidential candidates by Thursday November 10, 2016. This was disclosed by the Head of Communications of the Electoral Commission, Eric Kofi Dzakpasu who indicated that if all things go according to plan the various political party representatives would be called in … Read more
By Emmanuel Kwame Amoh But for a Parliamentary decision on Thursday, July 21, this year’s elections would have been held today, November 7, 2016. All parties had been unanimous in backing the Electoral Commission, Ghana’s proposal to have elections on the first Monday of November in every election year. The Attorney General and Minister of … Read more
Every journalist would have to pay GHC10 to procure an accreditation card from the Ghana’s Electoral Commission to have access to polling centres during voting on December 7. “It’s now been confirmed to be 10.00 cedis, please,” Communications Director at the EC, Eric Kofi Dzakpasu told Onua FM. He explained that the fees would be … Read more
Every journalist would have to pay GHC10 to procure an accreditation card from the Ghana’s Electoral Commission to have access to polling centres during voting on December 7. “It’s now been confirmed to be 10.00 cedis, please,” Communications Director at the EC, Eric Kofi Dzakpasu told Onua FM. He explained that the fees would be … Read more
But for a Parliamentary decision on Thursday, July 21, this year’s elections would have been held today, November 7, 2016. All parties had been unanimous in backing the Electoral Commission, Ghana’s proposal to have elections on the first Monday of November in every election year. The Attorney General and Minister of Justice had filed the … Read more
The Electoral Commission of Ghana is pleading with the media in the country to cooperate with the commission and pay accreditation fees to cover the December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections. The commission set November 7 2016 as deadline for submission of requests for accreditation to be granted at a fee, citing financial constraints. Though … Read more
Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, presidential aspirant of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), told journalists at the premises of the Supreme Court yesterday that the case involving his disqualification from taking part in the December 7 presidential race is a deliberate plan. “It’s a deliberate ploy. It’s a deliberate ploy from different quarters. Whether it is … Read more
The Supreme Court will today hear an application of abridgment of time by the Electoral Commission in their suit for a review of the decision of the High Court judgement on the disqualification of Dr. Papa Kwesi Ndoum from the presidential race. The lawyers of the Commission made the application in order to have the … Read more
The Electoral Commission cannot be accused of having been unfair to any of the disqualified flag bearers in this year’s presidential poll, Director of Communications of the election management body, Mr Eric Kofi Dzakpasu has said. He told Naa Dedei Tettey on 12Live’s Campaign Trail that the EC applied the rules as they ought to … Read more
Former Attorney General Martin Amidu has charged the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei to take full responsibility for possible consequences of her decision to go to the Supreme Court may have on the Ghana’s December 7 election. The EC said on Monday that it has initiated processes at the Supreme Court to quash … Read more
The Electoral Commission has asked media houses interested in observing the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections to apply for accreditation from Monday, 31st October to Monday 7th of November 2016. Applying media houses are to submit the names and details of their personnel by close of day Monday, 7th November, 2016, a statement issued Monday … Read more
It seems the woes of flagbearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, is far from over following the Electoral Commission’s decision to appeal the High Court ruling that quashed his disqualification from the December 7 presidential polls. A statement signed by the Head of Commissions at the EC, Kofi Dzakpasu, said … Read more