Mrs Charlotte Osei, Chair of the Electoral Commission, is a “disgrace to womanhood”, disqualified flag bearer of the All People’s Congress (APC), Mr Hassan Ayariga has said. An obviously angry Mr Ayariga also described Mrs Osei as a “tyrant,” who “must be jailed” for flouting directives of the Supreme Court as far as allowing him … Read more
Nobody is rushing to make political predictions right now. But with the French presidential election less than six months away, shockwaves from Donald Trump’s victory are already striking Paris. Inevitably, Marine Le Pen is being touted as the main benefactor. Like Trump, she’s a populist nationalist, and a far-right political outsider. Few people now doubt … Read more
The Electoral Commission (EC) says it is taking steps to minimize the incidence of rejected ballots in next month’s elections. Head of Communications at the Commission, Mr. Eric Kofi Dzakpasu says the elections governing body is determined to ensure that candidates are credited with votes they deserve. Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show, he … Read more
All People’s Congress (APC) flag bearer Hassan Ayariga has accused the chair of the Electoral Commission (EC), Charlotte Osei, of disqualifying him from participating in the 2016 presidential race on personal grounds. “The EC did not say they were not going to accept [my candidature]. Madam Charlotte Osei said she [was] not going to accept … Read more
Mrs Charlotte Osei, Chair of the Electoral Commission, is a “disgrace to womanhood”, disqualified flag bearer of the All People’s Congress (APC), Mr Hassan Ayariga has said. An obviously angry Mr Ayariga also described Mrs Osei as a “tyrant,” who “must be jailed” for flouting directives of the Supreme Court as far as allowing him … Read more
Flag bearer of the All People’s Congress (APC), Mr Hassan Ayariga has said the Chair of the Electoral Commission, Mrs Charlotte Osei must be jailed for disobeying the Supreme Court by not allowing him to run in the 7 December polls. He has also described Mrs Osei as a “tyrant” and a “disgrace to womanhood”. … Read more
Soyinka changes tune says he won’t destroy U. S. permit yet after Trump win Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, Wednesday, stated that he will not destroy his United States’ residency permit just yet; while he warned that the victory of Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential race could jeopardize U.S. support in Nigeria’s fight against … Read more
I will not destroy my U. S. residency permit just yet – Soyinka Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, Wednesday, stated that he will not destroy his United States’ residency permit just yet; while he warned that the victory of Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential race could jeopardize U.S. support in Nigeria’s fight against Boko … Read more
Samira Bawumia has said she was all out for defeated Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton in the US presidential race. According to the wife of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the Vice Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party, she supported Bill Clinton’s wife because she was the suitable candidate in the race to the White House. “I … Read more
The PNC national chairman who is also the party’s parliamentary candidate for the Nadowli-Kaleo constituency Bernard Mornah has discounted reports making rounds in the constituency that he has been disqualified. Speaking at separate meetings in Tandouri, San and Kuuri on Tuesday, Mr. Mornah described the rumours as false, explaining that he was in Accra to … Read more
Flagbearer of the Independent Peoples Party (IPP), Kofi Akpaloo is incensed about his exclusion from the presidential race by the Electoral Commission for the second time. The disgruntled presidential aspirant claims the EC Chairperson, Charlotte Osei is behind his exclusion due to what he says is hated. “I’m still at a loss because I don’t … 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
“I’m sorry.” With those simple words, Hillary Clinton, who thought she would wake up Wednesday as the first woman president-elect but crashed to a stunning election defeat to Donald Trump, ended her White House quest and likely her political career. The Democratic nominee unequivocally conceded the presidential race, and said that the Constitution requires a … Read more
The PNC national chairman who is also the party’s parliamentary candidate for the Nadowli-Kaleo constituency Bernard Mornah has discounted reports making rounds in the constituency that he has been disqualified. Speaking at separate meetings in Tandouri, San and Kuuri on Tuesday, Mr. Mornah described the rumours as false, explaining that he was in Accra to … Read more
The beauty of democracy is that each of us, however small, weak or eccentric, is entitled to his choice of candidate, however clueless or inhuman the candidate seems, or is deemed to be. It is no news that Donald Trump is the latest president-elect of the United States of America. Both Hillary Clinton and Trump … Read more
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton finds herself on the wrong end of an electoral split, moving ahead in the popular vote but losing to President-elect Donald Trump in the Electoral College, according to the latest numbers emerging Wednesday. As of 11:55 a.m. ET, Clinton had amassed 59,458,295 votes nationally, to Trump’s 59,265,380 — a margin … Read more
Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom and Dr Edward Mahama, have been accepted into the presidential race by the Electoral Commission for this year’s general elections. They join four others: Nana Akufo-Addo, Mr John Mahama, Mr Ivor Greenstreet and Mr Jacob Osei Yeboah, who were initially accepted into the race. On the other hand, … Read more
Flagbearer of the United People’s Party, Akwasi Addai Odike has blamed his withdrawal from the presidential race on acts by EC chair Charlotte Osei which according to him have the tendency to discredit this year’s polls. Speaking shortly after withdrawing his nomination forms only 24 hours after presenting them to the Electoral Commission, Mr. Odike … Read more
Samira Bawumia has said she was all out for defeated Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton in the US presidential race. According to the wife of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the Vice Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party, she supported Bill Clinton’s wife because she was the suitable candidate in the race to the White House. “I … Read more
Flagbearer of the All People’s Congress (APC) says he will transform the Electoral Commission (EC) by bringing in experienced people to man the affairs of the Commission if he becomes the President of Ghana. According to him, the commission is made up of a “bunch of incompetent members” who do not deserve to occupy such … Read more