Ghana Needs Independent Body To Monitor Campaign Funds – EU

The EU Observer Mission for Ghana’s 2016 Election has suggested that an independent institution be set up to monitor political party campaign financing for elections. The international observer mission argues that the move will help reduce extravagant spending by parties and instill transparency. According to Dr Tamas Meszerics, leader of the mission, the Electoral Commission … Read more

Ghana Needs Independent Body To Monitor Campaign Funds – EU

The EU Observer Mission for Ghana’s 2016 Election has suggested that an independent institution be set up to monitor political party campaign financing for elections. The international observer mission argues that the move will help reduce extravagant spending by parties and instill transparency. According to Dr Tamas Meszerics, leader of the mission, the Electoral Commission … Read more

There’s No Addition To Sunday’s Special Voting List – EC

The Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC), despite an earlier statement indicating providing an updated list for the continuation of the Special Voting on Sunday, says no additions were made to the list used on Thursday. The exercise was rocked with numerous cases of missing names of voters on December 1, forcing political parties to agree on … Read more

Disenfranchisement Of The Security Officers, Na Who Cause Am? Issues Of Human Rights In The Security Services

Chapter 7 of the the 1992 constitution is the REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE under which Article 42 grants every citizen of Ghana who is 18 years of age and above, of sound mind the right to vote and the entitlement to be registered as a voter for the purposes of public elections and referenda. Do … Read more

‘Remain Calm! You’ll All Vote’ – EC Tells Security Officers

Ghana’s Electoral Commission has asked the country’s security personnel who could not vote in Thursday’s special voting exercising over missing names in the register to remain calm. A statement issued Thursday afternoon said: “The Commission is working with the hierarchy of security agencies to resolve the challenge as soon as possible”but did not give specifics. … Read more

Second Window for Re-Registration Begins Today

The extension of the re-registration exercise for persons whose names were deleted as part of list of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) registrants begins on Friday. The exercise, which runs from August 5 – 12, will take place in the 29,000 polling stations across the country. It is expected that over 30,000 persons who were … Read more