The flag bearer of the United Front Party (UFP) has threatened to sue the Electoral Commission (EC) for disqualifying him from the 7 December presidential poll. Dr Agyenim Boateng, who is one of 13 aspirants disqualified by the EC on Monday, 10 October, said: “Someone who endorsed me has endorsed another political party, so based … Read more
The National Democratic Party (NDP) has given the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) two days to rescind a decision to disqualify its founder and leader from contesting the 2016 polls. Leader of the Party Nana Konadu Agyemang-Rawlings is among twelve-plus-one candidates disqualified by the Commission on various grounds including irregularities and forgery of nomination forms. It … Read more
The Electoral Commission has disqualified Hassan Ayariga’s All Progressive Congress (APC), the People’s National Convention (PNC), the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), and other parties from contesting in the December elections. In all, thirteen presidential aspirants have been disqualified. The Electoral Commission Chairperson, Charlotte Osei, who made the announcement at a news conference today [Monday], said … Read more
Mr Hassan Ayariga of the All People’s Congress (APC) has described the chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs Charlotte Osei, as “stupid” and “foolish” for disqualifying him from the 2016 presidential race. “Madam Charlotte Osei herself is not qualified to be an EC leader. She’s stupid and foolish,” Mr Hassan Ayariga said in an interview … Read more
The Presidential candidates of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the Convention People’s Party’s Ivor Greenstreet, and Jacob Osei Yeboah, an independent candidate, are the only persons who have been qualified by the Electoral Commission, to contest this year’s presidential elections. The four were cleared … Read more
Flag bearer of the All People’s Congress (APC), Mr Hassan Ayariga; Dr Edward Mahama of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Dr Agyenim Boateng of the United Front Party (UFP), Mr Kofi Akpaloo of the Independent People’s Party (IPP), Kwabena Adjei of the Reformed Patriotic Democrats (RPD), Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom of the Progressive People’s Party … Read more
Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, has been disqualified from the December 7 polls Flag bearer of the All People’s Congress (APC), Mr Hassan Ayariga; Dr Edward Mahama of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Dr Agyenim Boateng of the United Front Party (UFP), Mr Kofi Akpaloo of the Independent People’s Party (IPP), Kwabena Adjei of the Reformed … Read more
Two of the 17 persons who submitted their presidential nomination forms to the Electoral Commission, have failed to qualify to contest in the December 7 general elections. Thomas N. Ward Brew of the Democratic People’s Party and WO1 Richard Nixon Tetteh of the Unity Development System Party had by close of the 12:00 noon-deadline Monday, failed … 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 Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana (CIMG) has urged Ghanaians to be mindful of their actions in the lead up to the December polls. National President of CIMG, Kojo Mattah says activities and speeches that are not measured might result in “conflicts, destruction, poverty and death,” consequences he said will not be good for the … Read more
Managing Editor of the New Crusading Guide newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako says Ghana’s democracy has been reduced to mockery by the lack of seriousness on the part of some politicians. The veteran journalist says there are some political parties and candidates who delight in creating jokes at the expense of critical national issues. Speaking … Read more
Leader and Founder of the National Democratic Party (NDP) Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings says her government – if she wins the December 7 elections – will invest in salt production factories. She says sea water is free and that will not be difficult for the country to extract salt for the factories. She said the … Read more
The newly outdoored running mate of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Mr. Kodwo Mensah Sosu, is calling on Ghanaians to join forces with the NDP, to help curb marginalization of the under privileged. The NDP has made empowerment of the under-privileged class a key issue in their bid to secure power in the December 7 … Read more
The newly outdoored running mate of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Mr. Kodwo Mensah Sosu, is calling on Ghanaians to join forces with the NDP, to help curb marginalization of the under privileged. The NDP has made empowerment of the under-privileged class a key issue in their bid to secure power in the December 7 … 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
Ghana’s former first lady, Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings, with less than two months to this year’s presidential election has taken a swipe at the National Democratic Congress (NDC), saying they are only changing “their own lives”. The former first lady said this in Accra Thursday as the National Democratic Party (NDP) outdoored its vice presidential … 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
An ally of former President Jerry John Rawlings says an attempt by the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) to relegate the former Ghanaian leader to the background on grounds of old age would be disastrous. Dr Akofa Segbefia says Mr Rawlings has wide appeal among sections of Ghanaians and could prove useful should he be … Read more
Former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyemang-Rawlings, has debased the governing National Democratic Congress’ claims of unprecedented infrastructural development. According to her, the claims are nothing but “lies.” Speaking in an interview with Accra-based Class FM, the presidential nominee of the National Democratic Party (NDP) added: “I don’t see what the president is talking about because … Read more