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 […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) has projected to register 700,000 new voters as its limited voter registration exercise began nationwide yesterday. As part of the effort to achieve that target, the EC has designated 1,573 selected centres nationwide, in addition to its district offices where the exercise is taking place. According to the commission, it had […]
The Electoral Commission today begun a Limited Voters’ Registration exercise nationwide, to register Ghanaians who have turned 18 since the last registration as well as those who, for one reason or another, have never registered to do so. It forms part of the Commission’s preparations towards the conduct of the 2019 district level election of […]
The Electoral Commission has confirmed that it will begin the Limited Voters Registration Exercise from Monday June 17 2019 through to Sunday July 7 2019. A statement issued by the Commission and signed by Chairperson Mrs. Jean Mensa explained that the move follows the dismissal of a motion for interlocutory injunction seeking to restrain the […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that it will hold consultations with stakeholders as a means of enhancing transparency in its work. Those penciled for the consultations include members of the clergy, Imams, traditional rulers, civil society organizations (CSOs) and former presidents, among others. The novelty in the history of the commission is titled: “High […]
Opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for the Builsa South Constituency in the Upper East Region, Dr. Clement Apaak is accusing the chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa of double standards. According to him, Mrs. Mensa saw everything wrong with the way the EC was being run when she was the […]
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Madam Jean Adukwei Mensa, Deputy Commissioner of the EC in-charge of Corporate Services, Dr. Bossman Asare; Deputy Director in-charge of Operations at the EC, Samuel Tetteh, and other leading officials, on Wednesday, visited the Despite Media Group as part of a familiarisation tour. This is the first time such a […]
The Electoral Commissioner, Mrs Jean Mensa, has revealed the Electoral Commission’s (EC) plans for the limited registration exercise for the upcoming district level elections. She stated that the exercise would commence from Friday, June 7, to Thursday, June 27, and will start from 6am to 7pm daily. This will include Saturdays and Sundays. She disclosed […]
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 […]
Reliable information available to BestNewsGH.com indicates that there is uneasy calm at the national Headquarters of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) over the leaked audio tape of the party’s National Chairman Samuel Ofosu Ampofo. Reports from the Adabraka headquarters of the party says the entire party office is quite with the national leadership yet […]
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 […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) has embarked on a voter transfer exercise that will enable registered voters interested in contesting parliamentary seats in constituencies other than where they are registered to transfer their votes. The 20-day exercise, which started on February 11, will end on March 8, 2019. A memo dated February 8, 2019 and signed […]
