Former President John Dramani Mahama says he is optimistic that he will be sworn into office as President of Ghana on January 7, 2025. The flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress said he was aware of the challenges confronting Ghanaians and that his team had developed a comprehensive plan that would create jobs to […]
Senior Presidential Advisor, Yaw Osafo-Maafo has stressed the need for aspiring parliamentary candidates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to intensify their campaigns to make the party’s determination of breaking the eight-year electoral jinx a reality. He said they should not sit aloof thinking that the filing of nominations to contest the party’s parliamentary primaries […]
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has rejoined the Inter Party Advisory Commitee (IPAC) meetings with the Electoral Commission (EC) which it had boycotted since March 2021 following an intervention by the National Peace Council (NPC). The National Chairman of the NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, announced the decision of the party to rejoin IPAC at […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) intends to display results from the various polling stations on a dedicated online portable as part of efforts to enhance transparency in the 2024 General Election. The Commission said it would display scanned signed pink sheets on the portal, which the public can access in real time. Mrs Jane Mensa, Chairperson […]
The Supreme Court has struck out an injunction filed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and four other political parties which sought to stop the EC from going ahead with the limited registration voter exercise. A five -member panel, presided over by the Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, struck out the application following failure […]
Council of State member and former Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, E.T. Mensah has died aged 77. He reportedly died in South Africa on Sunday night after battling ill-health for some time. Enoch Teye Mensah (born 17 May 1946) was a Minister of Youth and Sports in the Rawlings era and a Member of Parliament […]
The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, has stressed the need for the country to rally around a common goal and ambition as a people to help provide a leap in national development. Describing it as the “Ghana Dream”, just as America will say “The American Dream”, Mr Kwetey said […]
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 […]
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 flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, yesterday joined the Ringway Gospel Centre Assemblies of God Church to give thanks to God for his mercies and protection that made it possible for him to be re-elected to lead his party. He was joined by his family, including siblings, nephews and […]
