The Electoral Commission (EC) saved the country $90 million in the conduct of the 2020 Election, the Chairperson of the commission, Mrs Jean Mensa, has disclosed. That, she said, was achieved through a reduction of the cost of the election from $13 per person in 2016 to $7.7 in 2020. Moreover, it also cut down […]
Election 2020 is the first election to be fully funded by the government since democracy was restored in the country in 1992. It is one election which had no donor funding to support the election management processes, the Chair of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs Jean Mensa, has disclosed. Disclosing this at the opening ceremony of […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) has said it expects a near 100 per cent voter turnout in today’s special voting exercise. “We expect a near 100 per cent turnout and are confident that the outcome will be peaceful, credible, transparent and orderly, God being our helper,” the Chairperson of the EC, Mrs Jean Mensa, told the media […]
The Electoral Commission of Ghana has dismissed allegations made by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) that some names of its members have been deleted from the newly compiled voter roll. The elections management body said the claims are false and should be ignored. A statement issued by the EC on Wednesday, September 23 said: “Our attention has been drawn […]
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs Jean Mensa, has defended the compilation of a new biometric voters register (BVR), saying it is the surest way to deliver free, fair, credible and transparent elections. She said the EC’s decision was in the interest of all political parties and that it was committed to delivering […]
The Electoral Commission has confirmed that the compilation of a new voters register for Election 2020 has been slated for April this year. Director of Electoral Services, Dr Serebour Quaicoe who made the announcement on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 says the Commission is hopeful the exercise will end in May. He told Accra based Starr […]
The Electoral Commission has issued 12 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and the accompanying answers with regards to plans to acquire a new biometric system and the compilation of a new voter’s register for the 2020 elections. BestNewsGH.com can confirm that the issuance of the FAQs come on the heels of the tikusayi demonstration by some […]
The Electoral Commission has indicated it is unfazed by last Saturday’s tikusayi demonstration by some opposition political parties in the Northern Regional capital, Tamale, against the compilation of a new voter’s register for the 2020 elections. The commission, BestNewsGH.com can report, issued what can be described as Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) less than 24 hours […]
Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has disclosed that the Akufo-Addo government is committed to raising funds internally to support electoral activities across the country for the Presidential and Parliamentary polls in 2020. This he says is in line with the government’s “Ghana Beyond Aid agenda” and will mean that government will not be looking for […]
Electoral Commission (EC) chairperson Mrs Jean Mensa has praised President Nana Akufo-Addo for giving the commissioners and the electoral body absolute independence, devoid of political interference. Mrs Mensa who has been in charge of the commission since August 2018, claimed the presidency has never dictated to the commission on how to execute its mandate, stating […]
“I said it to you before, and I will repeat it. I don’t need the Electoral Commission to win an election; I don’t want to win an election in Ghana because of the Electoral Commission. I want to win an election in Ghana because of the people of Ghana; that they make a free and […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana will resume replacing lost voter ID cards nationwide on August 8, 2019. According to a press release signed by the Chairperson of the EC, Mrs Jean Mensa, the replacement of the cards were suspended to enable the Commission to concentrate on the 2019 Limited Voters Registration Exercise. The replacement […]
