MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING? Over the last two weeks, I have listened to various media houses discuss the last IPAC meeting held on Wednesday, April 24th, 2019. I have had the occasion to respond to questions on various media platforms on what transpired at the said IPAC meeting. I have also listened to comments on […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson, Madam Jean Mensa has refuted media claims that she had an altercation with the General Secretary of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) during an Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting last week. She also denied that the EC has decided to create 25 additional constituencies ahead of the 2020 […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) Representative of the Peoples’ Amendment Act (ROPAA) Consultative and Implementation Committee on Monday engaged stakeholders from the Diaspora to brainstorm on the roadmap to operationalize the law. Dr Akwasi Awua Ababio, Director Diaspora Affairs, Office of the President, who led the delegation assured the Committee and the EC that the Diaspora […]
Ruling New Patriotic Party strong man, PK Sarpong says the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is suffering from delusions grandeur for kicking against the decision by the Electoral Commission to compile a new voters register for the 2020 elections. He is accusing the NDC of assuming a self-aggrandizing posture and behaving as though nothing can […]
European Union (EU) member states have unanimously rejected a proposal by the EU Executive Commission (EC) to blacklist 23 countries, including Ghana and territories, it believes pose a high risk of money laundering or terrorist financing. According to the EC, the countries were placed on the blacklist for having strategic deficiencies in their anti-money laundering […]
An Accra High Court will tomorrow hear a motion that has cited all Commissioners of the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) for contempt of court for failing to provide a Constitutional Instrument (CI) for the Representation of People Amendment Act (ROPAA) as set out by a court in 2017. In response to the charges, Jean […]
By Elvis DARKO, Accra A fierce battle is unfolding between the Electoral Commission (EC) and lawyers of a group of some Ghanaians abroad, called Progressive Alliance Movement (PAM), over attempts by the EC to further delay implementation of Representation of the People’s Amendment Act (ROPAA) for another 12 months. EC Chairperson, Mrs Jean Mensa, in […]
The Eastern Regional Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mark Oliver Kevor has indicated that the newly outdoored pro-NDC vigilante group, the Eastern Mambas has been created to play a very important and unique role in the 2020 elections. According to him, the formation of the group emanates from the incessant perpetration of […]
The Brong Ahafo Regional Vice Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe has alleged that the former chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei gave the contract for the change of the original logo of the commission to her husband. Describing the move as a typical create, loot and share scenario, the […]
