President John Dramani Mahama and all his appointees will have to vacate their official residences within a month and not later than three months if the National Democratic Congress (NDC) loses the December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections. Failure to do so within the stipulated period will mean the state will be compelled to evict … Read more
Ghana’s Parliament, on Wednesday October 26, 2016, passed the Presidential Transition Bill. The bill is a legislation that will make the transfer of political power from one party to the other seamless after a major election in Ghana. Class 91.3FM’s parliamentary correspondent Ekow Annan said no opposition was raised to the bill during deliberations. Among … Read more
People should stop lambasting EC Chair Charlotte Osei simply because she was bold enough to do the right thing by disqualifying some aspirants from contesting the presidency, Mohammed Ayeetey Okwabi popularly known as the ‘Kpakpakpa’ man has said. The Kpakpakpa man has jumped to the EC chair’s defence at a time when she is faced … Read more
The granting of an enquiry bail, reportedly, by authorities of the Ghana Police Service (GPS) to the Northern Regional Chairman of the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Daniel Bugri Naabu, constitutes a devious attempt by a highly politicized top-brass of the GPS not to frontally, fairly and professionally deal with a perennial problem … Read more
Disqualified presidential nominee of the All People’s Congress (APC) Hassan Ayariga has chided the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission Charlotte Osei, describing the EC boss as a liar. According to the leader and founder of All People’s Congress, the EC boss has lied about his (Hassan Ayariga’s) qualification and threatened to expose the EC boss. … Read more
Disqualified presidential nominee of the All People’s Congress (APC) Hassan Ayariga has chided the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission Charlotte Osei, describing the EC boss as a liar. According to the leader and founder of All People’s Congress, the EC boss has lied about his (Hassan Ayariga’s) qualification and threatened to expose the EC boss. … Read more
Disqualified All People’s Congress (APC) Presidential candidate Hassan Ayariga says the Electoral Commission chairperson Charlotte Osei has demonstrated that she cannot be trusted to manage the 2016 general elections. According to him,the former Electoral Commissioner Dr. Kwadwo Afari Gyan conducted the affairs of the commission more credibily than his successor, Charlotte Osei. “If I have … Read more
Folks, the EC has dug in and reiterated its stance not to rescind its decision regarding the disqualification of Presidential candidates who flouted the electoral law in filing their nomination forms. Aggrieved as these disqualified candidates are, nothing from them to the EC seems to be paving the way for the EC to change its … Read more
The Kalyppo influence on the vote I do not remember ever tasting Kalyppo before yesterday. All I knew about the product previously, was children’s testimonies on radio and television. ‘Kalyppo Eye De’ (Kalyppo is sweet). Just before composing this piece, I sipped a nutri-pack of the product. My action was induced by the recent controversy … Read more
The only surviving independent presidential candidate for the 2016 elections, Jacob Osei Yeboah, believes the Chair of the Electoral Commission (EC) has perfected the electoral systems of Ghana with her latest decision. He said the electoral laws have been there since but “Dr. Kwadwo Afari Gyan overlooked them all” but the EC Chairperson has come … Read more
I hope I got my Latin correct. The title for this essay comes from the Latin book I used while a student at Mfantsipim long time ago called LATIN FOR TODAY. Latin happened to be one of my weakest points so I dropped it at the earliest opportunity without suffering any sanctions being witnessed by … Read more
This week the Electoral Commission earned my respect for instituting a form of vetting mechanism, to ensure that only credible qualified candidates contest for Ghana’s presidential elections. It definitely makes a lot of common sense to remove Madam Akua Donkor from the presidential race. Yes, she might be qualified to vote, and by the literal … Read more
Former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings has accused the Chair of the Electoral Commission, Mrs Charlotte Osei, of illegally disqualifying her from the 2016 presidential race and has demanded that her name be immediately put back on the list of nominees for the December 7 polls. “I want my name back on the list that … Read more
Founder and Flagbearer of the National Democratic Party (NDP) Nana Kondau Agyemang-Rawlings is accusing the Chair of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) of having employed “illegal” means to disqualify her from contesting the 2016 elections. She said lawyers of the Party have written to the Commission to “do what is legal and right”. The former … Read more
Founder and Flagbearer of the National Democratic Party (NDP) Nana Kondau Agyemang-Rawlings is accusing the Chair of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) of having employed “illegal” means to disqualify her from contesting the 2016 elections. She said lawyers of the Party have written to the Commission to “do what is legal and right”. The former … Read more
The disqualification of the presidential candidates of some 12 splinter political parties – as of this writing, the number had inched up to 13 – with barely two months to the December 7 general election, ought to stand at all costs. No court should step in to reverse the decision of the Electoral Commission’s Chair … Read more
By Sammy Darko The first queen of England, Queen Elizabeth was regarded as too controversial for mainly three reasons; the fact that she was a woman had the people doubt her ability to rule, her refusal to wed was a threat to getting an heir to the throne and her ban of Catholicism. But incidentally, … Read more
The People’s National Convention (PNC) has said former chair of the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan was “far better” in handling election matters in the country. According to the party, Dr Afari-Gyan gave ample time to political parties to correct errors on their nomination forms before pronouncing candidates for the elections. An act, the … Read more
As the EC paralyzed Nana Konadu, Dr. Nduom and the others? By Dr. Michael J. K. Bokor Folks, the Electoral Commission has stung several of the candidates filing to contest the 2016 Presidential elections. They are: The thirteen disqualified parties include Hassan Ayariga’s All Progressive Congress (APC), the People’s National Convention (PNC), and the Progressive … Read more
Folks, the Electoral Commission has stung several of the candidates filing to contest the 2016 Presidential elections. They are: The thirteen disqualified parties include Hassan Ayariga’s All Progressive Congress (APC), the People’s National Convention (PNC), and the Progressive People’s Party (PPP). The other disqualified parties are the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), the Independent People’s … Read more