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Fire at EC regional office won’t affect 2020 polls – Spokesperson

Public Relations Officer of the Electoral Commission (EC), Slyvia Annor, has said the upcoming elections will not be affected by the fire that ravaged the Commission’s Greater Accra Regional Office at Sapeiman. She told Citi News that important public data at the office remain “safe and secure.” The fire ravaged portions of …

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EC reveals items destroyed in fire outbreak

The Electoral Commission has broken silence on a fire outbreak that swept through one of its Regional offices in Sarpeiman, Accra. The EC, in a press statement released on the outbreak, said the fire struck the storage facility in the office and destroyed a number of items including old forms, …

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VIDEO: Twitter on ‘rampage’ over Wontumi’s vocabulary

The Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman has taken over Twitter trends for his usual funny style of speaking the English language. Despite his wealth and power, Mr Benard Antwi-Boisiako popularly known as “Chairman Wontumi” has proven a number of times that addressing matters in the Queen’s language is a huge challenge …

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ASEPA to challenge dismissal of Jean Mensa petition in court

The Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) has said it disagrees with the decision by the president to dismiss its petition for the removal of the chairperson of the electoral commission, Jean Mensa. In June, ASEPA secured a declaration from CHRAJ that madam Mensa failed to declare her assets …

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Dr Nana Ayew Afriye Is God Sent To Effiduase-Asokore Constituency – Residents Of Bouya Electoral Area

The residents of Bouya Electoral area within the Effiduase-Asokore Constituency in Ashanti Region have commended their hard working and development oriented Member of Parliament, Hon Dr. Nana Ayew Afriye describing him as God sent to the Constituency.     The assembly member of the area, Hon Emmanuel Frimpong and an opinion …

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Subin MP, Wontumi face court over party primary

Member of Parliament for Subin Constituency, Eugene Boakye Antwi and Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Bernard Antwi Boasiako and other party executives have been summoned by a Kumasi High Court to respond to contempt charges relating to the recently held Constituency primary on Monday, August 17, 2020. Eugene Boakye and the rest …

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Let’s exhaust internal mechanisms to clean register before external audit – CODEO

The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) wants all internal mechanisms for cleaning the country’s electoral roll to be exhausted before any possible external auditing is considered. The Project Lead for CODEO’s voter registration process, Rhoda Osei-Afful said, although the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) Jean Mensa admitted earlier …

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Mahama may fancy ‘big butts’ but not Tracey Boakye and Mzbel’s – Appiah Stadium

Frank Kwaku Appiah, a known National Democratic Congress (NDC) serial caller, popularly known as Appiah Stadium, says John Dramani Mahama may like big buttocks but not the ones of Mzbel and Tracey Boakye Appiah Stadium, commenting on the ongoing social media banter between the two celebrities said, the former president has nothing to do with the …

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Akufo-Addo dismisses ASEPA’s petition against Jean Mensa

The Jubilee House says the Chief Justice found no wrong committed by the Electoral Commissioner following a petition against her by the Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA). ASEPA on June 9, 2020, petitioned the Presidency for the removal of Mrs Jean Mensa for failing to declare her …

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Wontumi, Tracey Boakye our major headache now – Ashanti NDC Youth Caucus

The Ashanti NDC Youth Caucus, a group affiliated to the opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) has tasked the leadership of the party to find immediate steps in dealing with threats posed by the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Bernard Antwi Boasiako aka Chairman Wontumi and the controversial Actress and …

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