POLITICS

Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, popularly known as Sir John, has passed away.   He is reported to have died on Wednesday evening at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital after a short illness. The renowned lawyer-cum-politician died after testing positive for the novel Coronavirus, GhanaWeb gathered. …

The Electoral Commission (EC) has justified the continuous use of plastic laminated card for voters identity cards. The EC’s justification follows reactions on social media about the quality of the card after spending over $200 million on the exercise. Given the colossal amount allocated to the EC, many Ghanaians expected …

There has been a lot of discourse around the compilation of a new voters’ ID card to be used in the upcoming 2020 General Elections. It takes between 10 to 40 minutes to acquire a valid Voter’s ID card in the ongoing registration exercise.   Taking a critical look at …

Two members of the opposition National Democratic Congress ( NDC) have been arrested in the Sekyere Afram Plains constituency of the Ashanti region for allegedly challenging a non-resident from registering in the ongoing voter’s registration exercise in the area. The two are currently behind bars at the Drobonso police and are scheduled …

Supporters of incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for Asante Akim, Andy Appiah-Kubi and Kojo Baah Agyemang, a former MP for the area, have reportedly clashed at a registration centre in the area.   The tussle between the two opposing factions is reported to have happened at the Agogo registration centre. …

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Augustus Nana Kwasi has led some executives to the Sekyere Afram Plains constituency. Reports indicate they stormed the area over the arrest of two party members on Tuesday during the ongoing voter registration exercise. The party members were arrested and …

The Manifesto Working Committee of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has presented a copy of the NDC 2020 manifesto to the party’s flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama. Mr Mahama announced receipt of the manifesto in a facebook post, saying it was a People’s Manifesto that will represent the NDC’s “social contract …

  According to the vociferous Kwabena Frimpong, some Members of Parliament lost their seats at the just ended parliamentary Primaries of the ruling New Patriotic Party because majority of delegates woefully succumbed to the money and goodies from the Parliamentary Candidates giving no recognition to competence in their selection of …

  The Chief Executive Officer of Literacy Ambassadors Ghana has called on the Electoral Commissioner to keep to its promises made to Ghanaians concerning ensuring all safety protocols against COVID-19 at the registration centers prior to the start of the mass registration exercise across the country.    Mr. Mathias Tulasi …

As the Electoral Commission Tuesday started the compilation of a new voters’ register for the 2020 General Election applicants were determined to be early birds, leading to long queues being formed at many registration centres ahead of the official start at 0700 hours. They included 84-year-old Madam Victoria Akutey, a resident of …