The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana will meet all political parties, civil society organisations (CSOs), and donor partners on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, under the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) framework. The meeting aims to address concerns over the 2024 voters register, following repeated calls from the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), for a forensic audit […]
A Deputy General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Haruna Mohammed, has criticised the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for its planned nationwide protest against the Electoral Commission (EC) today, September 17. He labelled the protest the “most useless exercise” he had ever witnessed, questioning its potential to achieve any meaningful change. In an […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana says the exhibition of the provisional voters register (PVR) is a crucial step in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the electoral process. In a statement posted on social media on Thursday, the EC explained that the primary purpose of the exhibition exercise was to correct any errors or […]
The Director of Elections for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has raised concerns about the credibility of the Electoral Commission’s (EC) voters’ register ahead of the upcoming December 7 elections. Dr Edward Omane Boamah in a Facebook post claims that the current register is “unfit for purpose” and calls for a forensic audit or thorough […]
The Electoral Commission is more concerned about the mandate to ensure the sanctity of the voters register hence the decision to restrict the limited voters registration exercise to the district offices, Dr Serebour Quaicoe, the Director of Electoral Services at the commission has said. Speaking on Joy FM’s news analysis programme – Newsfile – on […]
Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, a flagbearer aspirant of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has raised concerns about discrepancies in the party’s voter register ahead of the presidential and parliamentary primaries scheduled for May 13, 2023. Dr. Duffuor has called on the National Executive of the NDC to postpone the elections in order to ensure a fair […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) has stated that it will not compile a new register for the 2024 elections. Rather, the commission said it would begin an all-year-round limited registration exercise for only people who would turn 18 years and persons who had not previously registered as voters. The Chairperson of the EC, Jean Mensa, who […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) and the National Identification Authority (NIA) will soon resume their registration exercises following the lifting of the ban on public and social gatherings by the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Nana Akufo-Addo in an address on Sunday urged such bodies to adhere to safety protocols during their activities. “…Statutory bodies such […]
The National Communications Officer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has described the lifting of the restrictions on movement by the President as a politically-motivated decision. Sammy Gyamfi says it is calculated to allow the Electoral Commission to compile a new voters’ register for the 2020 general election. According to him, it is questionable why […]
As many as 13 political parties have consented to the compilation of a new voters register for the 2020 general elections. BestNewsGH.com reports that political parties as saying the Electoral Commission has made a very solid case for a new register, taking cognizance of cost, time and credibility. The 13 political parties are the ruling […]
Senior Lecturer at the Department of Political Science at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampoh has been sharing some thoughts on the proposed new voters register to be compiled by the Electoral Commission for the 2020 elections. There have been a back and forth on the issue of the voters register with the opposition […]
Opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) strong man, Dela Coffie has ridiculed the party, saying they have no right to demand a credible voters register from the Electoral Commission. According to him, the NDC has not been able to compile a common and simple credible database for its membership and has therefore lost the moral right […]
