The Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Adukwei Mensa, has stated that the recent by-elections at the Kumawu and Assin North constituencies should be a wakeup call on political parties to refrain from bastardising the election management body when polls do not go in their favour. She said the two by-elections clearly revealed the […]
President Akufo-Addo has charged the people of Assin North not to make a mistake by voting for the National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s parliamentary candidate in the by-election. The President insists that James Gyakye Quayson cannot deliver on the duties expected of him as a Member of Parliament (MP). According to President Akufo-Addo, Mr Quayson could […]
The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) last Saturday closed the filing of nominations for its presidential primary. The exercise which opened on Friday, May 26, 2023, saw 10 out of the 11 flagbearer hopefuls file their nominations in their bid to lead the party in the 2024 general election. A former Minister of Justice and […]
The perjury and forgery trial against James Gyakye Quayson will be heard on day-to-day basis beginning today June 20, 2023, the High Court in Accra. Quayson however on Monday applied for a review of the court ruling for the case to be heard on daily basis. Charges It is the case of the prosecution that […]
The newly elected New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Kumawu, Ernest Yaw Annim has been sworn into office. He took the oath of allegiance and the oath as a member of Parliament administered by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin on Tuesday morning [June 6, 2023]. Ernest Yaw Annim, won the […]
The minority caucus on the Appointment Committee of Parliament has thrown in their support for the nomination of Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo as the Chief Justice. According to the Minority, they will not withhold the approval of the Chief Justice nominee, At a press conference in Accra on Tuesday [June 6, 2023], spokesperson, […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) has dismissed claims by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) that the Commission is attempting to insert the name of one of the NPP’s aspirants into the Assin North voters register ahead of the by-election. The NDC had on Sunday revealed that the NPP aspirant Charles Opoku is not a registered voter […]
Parliament has written to the Electoral Commission (EC) to notify it of the vacancy in the Assin North constituency. THE Clerk to Parliament, Cyril Kwabena Nsiah, signed the letter dated May 29, 2023, which was addressed to the Chairperson of the EC, Jean Mensa. The notification, he said, had been necessitated by the judgement of […]
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has revealed that nominations for the upcoming Assin North by-election in the Central Region will open on Wednesday, May 31. The announcement follows the recent declaration by Parliament that the Assin North Parliamentary seat is vacant, following a Supreme Court ruling on the eligibility of James Gyakye Quayson to hold […]
Campaign team members for Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, Messrs. Fred Oware and Sammi Awuku former Chief Executive Officer of Bui Power Authority and current Director-General of the National Lottery Authority respectively, on Tuesday May 30, 2023, picked nomination forms for Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, officially signifying the Vice President’s formal entry into the governing New Patriotic […]
The government has been asked to continue the processes towards the review of Article 243 (1) of the 1992 Constitution for the election of municipal and district chief executives (MDCEs) on the ticket of political parties. An amendment of that nature will boost inclusive representation and enable the country to realise the essentials of good […]
The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), along with two independent candidates are today Tuesday, May 23, battling it out for the Kumawu parliamentary seat. And the Ghana Police Service says it mapped out a plan to provide adequate security to ensure law and order. The by-election has been […]
