Mr Hassan Ayariga, the Presidential nominee of the All People’s Congress (APC) and nine others are out of the December 7 presidential race. The others are Dr Nana Agyenim Boateng, United Front Party (UFP); Mr Kofi Akpaloo, Independent People’s Party (IPP); Mr Kwabena Adjei, Reformed Patriotic Democrat (RPD); and Mr Akwasi Addai Odike, United People’s … Read more
‘Deeply troubling’, was how the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) described Electoral Commission’s action concerning errors the EC claimed it’d further discovered on nomination forms of some disqualified presidential nominees, after the Supreme Court (SC) had directed that the electoral body must reconsider its decision earlier in the week. The commission had been asked to … Read more
Another major hurdle has been cleared for the conduct of the December 7 elections as the seven qualified presidential candidates yesterday picked their positions on the presidential ballot paper. That was after the Electoral Commission (EC) had cleared three more presidential aspirants to bring the number of presidential candidates to seven. President John Dramani Mahama … Read more
The Independent People’s Party (IPP) Presidential Candidate says his re-disqualification by the Electoral Commission (EC) from the upcoming presidential race was deliberate. Kofi Akpaloo said he did not deserve the treatment meted to him by the Commission because he paid due diligence in the refilling of his nomination form. “They have made their mind not … Read more
The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) Presidential Candidate has described the earlier disqualification of some 12 presidential candidates by the Electoral Commission (EC) as a needless exercise. Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom has said the decision by the Commission which was overturned by Ghana’s apex court ended up wasting Ghanaians time. “This is a matter that was … Read more
The Electoral Commission (EC) in compliance with the Supreme Court’s (SC) directive on Tuesday received the amended nomination forms of 10 disqualified presidential nominees. The aspirants include Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom, Progressive People’s Party (PPP); Dr Edward N. Mahama, People’s National Convention (PNC); Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, National Democratic Party (NDP) and Mr Kwasi Addai Odie, … Read more
Flagbearer of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP) is confident of a landslide victory for President John Mahama in the December 7 general elections. But should she win the elections, Akua Donkor said she will hand over power to the President whom she described as her son. “The election is between President Mahama and I so … Read more
The founder and leader of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), Akua Donkor has made a sharp u-turn on her decision not to contest the 2016 general elections. Akua Donkor following her disqualification by the Electoral Commission (EC), announced she would not be contesting the elections again and threw her support behind the sitting President. “I … Read more
Presidential nominee of the Ghana Freedom Party has disclosed she will go to the Electoral Commission and rectify errors in her presidential nomination forms which led to her disqualification. Akua Donkor says though she had given up hopes of contesting the elections on December 7 following her disqualification by the EC,the latest Supreme Court ruling … Read more
The leader of Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), Madam Akua Donkor has called on the Electoral Commission (EC) to reject nomination of the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo–Addo, for failing to declare his assets. She challenged the EC to provide the public with evidence of Nana Akufo-Addo’s declaration of … Read more
The governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have been found to be political parties using the most abusive languages in Ghana’s media. According to a report released by the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) on indecent campaign language, a total of 14 incidents of indecent expressions were recorded from … Read more
Finally the wishes of many Ghanaians have come to pass so far as election is concerned in the 20th century of our democratic dispensation when electoral commission announced that, only four political parties could contest for the 2016 general election, a decision many Ghanaians over the years have been praying to happen. The electoral commissioner, … Read more
The governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) shared the top spot in the foul language league table for September, the Media Foundation for West Africa has said, with the NDC’s George Lawson emerging as the politician who used the most indecent language during the period under review. In … Read more
The acting General secretary of the New PatrioticPparty (NPP), John Boadu has urged President John Dramani Mahama to go and debate Madam Akua Donkor if he seeks to debate anyone. President John Mahama has been in the news recently calling on the NPP flagbearer, Nana Akufo-Addo to come and debate him publicly on the issues … Read more
Eight out of the 12 presidential aspirants who were disqualified by the Electoral Commission (EC) for allegedly committing various criminal and electoral offences while filing their nominations have reported themselves to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) at the police headquarters in Accra. The presidential aspirants were given up to the close of yesterday, October 21, … Read more
Executives of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) on Friday October 21 cooperated with the officers of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) over alleged illegalities committed in the filling of nomination forms by its flag bearer Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, Felix Ograh, one of the lawyers of the party, has revealed. The PPP was one of … Read more
A popular activist of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and staunch critic of the erstwhile President Kufour’s administration, Dr. Asem Fofro has described his own party as the most wicked, greedy and selfish party not worth dying for. Dr. Asem Fofro who is aggrieved, lamented that the party has neglected and rejected him and other … Read more
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has commenced investigations into alleged illegality committed by the 13 flag bearers who were disqualified by the Electoral Commission (EC) from contesting in the December 7 polls. This was revealed by ASP Joseph Benefo Darkwa, Public Relations Officer for the CID, in an interview with … Read more
Maverick Counselor, George Lutterodt has emphasized the need for the 13 Presidential Candidates who have been disqualified from contesting the December 7 election to undergo psychological counseling. According to him, the state in which the affected Flagbearers find themselves after their shock disqualification which is a great lose to them is close to madness, adding … Read more
The number of people who wanted to run for president in this year’s elections was unprecedented in Ghana’s political history, Most Reverend Charles Gabriel Palmer-Buckle, Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra has said Speaking to Chief Jerry Forson on Accra100.5FM’s breakfast show Ghana Yensom on Wednesday, 19 October, about what he made of the Electoral Commission’s disqualification … Read more