The Electoral Commission has told Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, flagbearer of the National Democratic Party (NDP) in plain words that, it cannot rescind its decision to disqualify her. In a letter to the Electoral Commission through her solicitors, Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah, the NDP flagbearer stated that the electoral body had no power to disqualify … Read more
The Electoral Commission has said it cannot take responsibility for the disqualification of presidential aspirant for the National Democratic Party (NDP), Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings. An 11-page response to lawyers of the NDP, signed by one of the lawyers of the EC, Thaddeus Sory , in response to a letter by Konadu’s lawyers demanding Nana Konadu’s … Read more
Disqualified Presidential nominee of the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), Dr. Henry Lartey, has given the Electoral Commission (EC) till Monday to allow him contest in the presidential race or risk being sued. According to the party, the EC and its Chairperson were happy to disqualify most of the aspirants. Dr. Henry Lartey was disqualified … Read more
A deputy Communications Director of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Ernest Owusu Bempah, says the disqualification of the Flagbearer, Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings is politically motivated by the governing NDC to ensure the former first lady doesn’t pose any threat to incumbent President John Dramani Mahama. He insists the NDC has hatched several plots against … Read more
The 2016 Progressive Peoples’ Party’s Presidential candidate says the Electoral Commission (EC) failed to properly fill a receipt yet it was bold enough to disqualify him over administrative errors. Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom who is set to challenge his disqualification in court pointed out errors committed by the EC on a receipt given to him … 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
The newsmaker of the article did not have much to say (or was it the fault of the reporter?) that I found to be either interesting or relevant to the issue at stake, to wit, Election 2016. But it was amusing enough to make me crack up for a split-second or two. It made me … Read more
Former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings has demanded the Electoral Commission (EC) allow her to contest the 2016 polls as the Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Party (NDP) following what she described as her “illegal” disqualification from the race. Nana Konadu blamed the EC and its Chairperson, Charlotte Osei, for the shortcomings in … Read more
When defeat is staring you in the face, the only alternative left is for you to provoke confrontation. By doing that, the obvious loser simply just wants to turn the apple cart upside down so that a winner is not declared. This is exactly what the NDC intends to do in the run-up to the 7th December elections. They don’t … Read more
Former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings has been disqualified for the second time in her attempt to contest as a presidential candidate. The Electoral Commission announced on Monday that it was unable to accept Mrs Rawlings’ nomination because the number of subscribers to her forms did not meet the requirements of Regulation 7 (2) (b) … 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
Former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings has been disqualified for the second time in her attempt to contest as a presidential candidate. The Electoral Commission announced on Monday that it was unable to accept Mrs Rawlings’ nomination because the number of subscribers to her forms did not meet the requirements of Regulation 7 (2) (b) … Read more
Charlotte Osei, Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana play videoCharlotte Osei, Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana Charlotte Osei, Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana play videoCharlotte Osei, Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana The disqualification of 14 presidential aspirants by the Electoral Commission (EC) has provoked mixed reaction as social … Read more
A deputy Communications Director of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Ernest Owusu Bempah, has said the National Democratic Congress (NDC) cannot lay claim to the Volta Region as its World Bank any longer because his party has taken over it. “A certain party gets up and lay claim to Volta Region as their World Bank … Read more
The National Democratic Party (NDP) says it will win 60 percent of Volta Region votes to send a strong signal to the Mahama-led administration that it cannot take the people of that area for granted and yet beat its chest that the region is its world bank. At a press conference in Accra yesterday to … Read more
The tragic and symptomatic lawlessness and depravity in the Ghanaian society is epitomized by the Nefarious Destructive Cancer’s imposition of John Dramani Mahama as the party’s Presidential Candidate. Never in the history of Ghana’s politics has there been such a bizarre and crude way of destroying others in order to create way for the anointed … Read more
The presidential nominee of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings has slammed President John Mahama for supervising over unbridled corruption and opulence to the detriment of Ghanaians. According to her, the NDC led by Mahama lack the moral right to claim that it is changing lives and transforming Ghana when its officials … Read more
The flag bearer of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, has affirmed her strong conviction to tap into the human resource capacity of queenmothers to develop the country if she is elected President in the December polls. Speaking at a forum for queenmothers in Accra yesterday, the former First Lady and Founder … Read more
“Political parties and politicians seek power to implement policies that will bring transformation to the lives of the people. The people for whom they seek that power ought to determine what their needs are but not the other way round”. The NDC will have been in power for eight (8) years, by the close of … Read more