EC Heads To Supreme Court To Fight Nduom Judgement

The nation’s election management body says it has filed for review at the Supreme Court over the decision. High Court judge Justice Kyei Baffour last Friday ruled that the EC should give Dr Nduom the opportunity to make corrections to his nomination forms and re-file. But in a statement released on Monday, October 31, the … Read more

EC Heads To Supreme Court To Quash Nduom’s Judgment

The Electoral Commission has gone to the Supreme Court to seek review of a High Court’s decision quashing their disqualification of the flagbearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP). The EC said it took the decision in the interest of public policy and credibility of the electoral process. “In the interest of public policy and … Read more

Journalists Have To Pay To Cover 2016 Elections – EC

Journalists interested in covering the 2016 general elections are expected to pay in order to be issued with accreditation for the national exercise. The amount to be paid is yet to be determined by the Electoral Commission, a statement by the electoral body said. “Accreditation tags will be given to only those who have formally … Read more

Ballot Papers Won’t Be Printed Abroad

The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) is not planning to have ballot papers for December’s presidential and parliamentary polls printed outside the country, its Director of Communications, Eric Kofi Dzakpasu, has said. The General Secretary of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Kofi Asamoah-Siaw, had, after a court hearing into an application for abridgement of time … Read more

EC To Create Special Desk For Persons With Disabilities On Election Day

Persons with disabilities will not be made to join long queues at the various polling stations across the country during this year’s December 7 general elections, the Electoral Commission has revealed. The Commission says a special desk will be set up for persons with disabilities at the various polling stations for them to cast their … Read more

Group ‘begs’ EC To Overturn Disqualification of Aspirants

A group calling itself National Youth for Peace (NYP), has admonished the Electoral Commission (EC) to reconsider it’s decision in disqualifying the 13 candidates in the upcoming presidential election. The group believes the disqualification is a recipe for disaster hence, the need for the EC to consider the peace of this country and the threat … Read more

Reconsider Disqualification of Candidates

A group calling itself National Youth for Peace (NYP), has admonished the Electoral Commission (EC) to reconsider it’s decision in disqualifying the 13 candidates in the upcoming presidential election. The group believes the disqualification is a recipe for disaster hence, the need for the EC to consider the peace of this country and the threat … Read more

Threats From Disqualified Parties Won’t Distract EC – Dzakpasu

Threats of court action against the Electoral Commission (EC) by disqualified presidential hopefuls would not distract the commission from carrying out its work. Spokesperson of the commission, Eric Kofi Dzakpasu speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen Programme Wednesday said that the commission is still focused on working to organize the elections on December 7th. The … Read more

EC Ready To Face Disqualified Presidential Aspirants In Court

The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana says the commission is ready to face any of the disqualified presidential aspirants in court. According to the Head of Communications at the EC, Eric Kofi Dzakpasu, the commission disqualified those aspirants based on law. He spoke on Adom FM’s Burning Issues programme hosted by Afia Pokua after the … Read more

EC Won’t Accept Filing Fees After 12 PM Today

The Electoral Commission of Ghana says it will not negotiate on the terms of payment with presidential and parliamentary candidates who fail to present their bankers draft of GHS10,000 and GHS50,000 Ghana respectively before 12 pm Monday 10th October. In an interview with Ekourba Gyasi on Atinka AM Drive, the Communications Director of the EC, … Read more

EC To Receive Filing Fees Today

The Electoral Commission has called on the various Presidential and Parliamentary candidates contesting in the 2016 elections to submit their filing fees by 12:00 noon on Monday October 10, 2016. The move follows the dismissal of the PPP’s suit against the EC’s collection of the fees by the High court on Friday. The PPP argued … Read more

Submit Filing Fees On Monday – EC To Aspirants

The Electoral Commission has directed aspirants for this year’s election to furnish its office with their filing fees by Monday, October 10, 2016. This follows the dismissal of an injunction suit filed by the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), by an Accra High court protesting the payment of the fees. Presidential and parliamentary nominees were expected … Read more

PPP’s Suit Likely To Delay Nomination Process – EC

The Electoral Commission (EC), has expressed worry over the suit filed by the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), challenging the filing fees it fixed for nominees, saying it may delay the vetting of nominees for the December polls. “If you are talking about the end of the process in terms of determining those who are qualified … Read more

NPP Scribe Blasts EC Boss

A Deputy General Secretary of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has taken a swipe at the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana, Madam Charlotte Osei. Speaking on Ark FM in the Brong Ahafo Region yesterday, Nana Obiri Boahen said the EC chairperson “is naive and does not have the requisite skill to hold … Read more

Trouble Hits EC – GH¢50,000 Filing Fee In Limbo

The Electoral Commission (EC) has come under heavy criticism for some of the demands it is making from the presidential and the parliamentary candidates for the December general election. First was its demand that individuals who seek to contest for the position of president pay an amount of GH¢50,000 each while those contesting for parliamentary … Read more

Assets Declaration Is ‘unconstitutional’

The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), is kicking against the Electoral Commission’s demand for presidential and parliamentary nominees to declare their assets with the Auditor General to make them eligible to contest the December elections. The EC in a statement signed by its Head of Communications, Eric Kofi Dzakpasu, asked candidates to take note of … Read more

Declare Assets Or Lose Your Candidature – EC To Nominees

Ahead of the deadline for the submission of nomination forms on Friday, September 30, the Electoral Commission (EC), has reminded presidential and parliamentary nominees they will not be eligible to contest the elections if they do not declare their assets with the Auditor General. The EC in a statement said the “candidates are to take … Read more

John Boadu Storms EC Office Over Filing Forms

Acting General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu made an unexpected visit to the office of the Electoral Commission (EC) in Accra this morning. His mission was to seek clarification regarding the commission’s requirement for submission of candidate nomination forms. The EC in a statement released yesterday, encouraged candidates or persons filing … Read more

EC Insists On Friday Deadline For Filing

The Electoral Commission (EC) has called on all persons who have picked nomination forms to contest in this year’s December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections to submit the forms by Friday, September 30, 2016 at 5:00pm. The Commission, in a statement released yesterday, encouraged candidates or persons filing on their behalf to submit the nomination … Read more

We’re Reviewing Complaints Against Voters – EC

The Electoral Commission (EC) has said its district registration review officers are currently handling complaints made against some voters on the country’s electoral roll which are before some courts in the country. According to the EC, it is hopeful the cases will be expedited to enable it finish compiling the 2016 voters register ahead of … Read more