POLITICS

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has projected a win for its candidate in the Assin North by-election. The party disclosed that per its independent collation of results from the 99 polling stations across the constituency, James Gyakye Quayson. The NDC reports that its candidate had polled 17,205 votes representing 57.4% …

The Ghana Police Service has disclosed there is no record or report of an individual or vehicle being shot at in Assin North. The police admitted that there have been pockets of incidence in the Assin North Constituency here and there but news about shooting in the air is false. “We wish …

The Minority Leader Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has alleged that the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) are engaged in vote buying in the ongoing Assin North by-elections. According to him, he has come across at least 10 centres close to polling stations where electorates are being given between GH¢200 and GH¢300 before they go …

Some voters at the Methodist Primary 1 polling station in Assin Breku have accused the NPP of vote buying. Barely 30 minutes before the commencement of voting, some voters at the DA JSS Bereku raised alarm about vote buying in a house close to the voting center. When GhanaWeb’s reporter …

The usage of mobile phones or gadgets that can take photographs have been banned by the Electoral Commission (EC) during the Assin North by-elections. This was agreed at a security meeting between the EC, the security and the various political parties taking part in the election. Representing the NDC at the meeting …

Some Chiefs of Assin Achiano in the Assin North Constituency have been captured offering prayers against any unforeseen plots by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the upcoming election. In a video shared on Twitter by a handler @AnnanPerry, a representative of the chiefs who led the prayer asked the gods of …

Some residents of the Assin North Constituency are unperturbed about the possibility of the ousted Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, James Gyakye Quayson, being jailed because of his ongoing criminal trial. In a viral video sighted by GhanaWeb, the residents stated they would vote for Gyakye Quayson regardless of the outcome of …

Former President and flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has made a firm commitment to appoint James Gyakye Quayson as a minister if he is elected president once again in the upcoming 2024 polls. Mahama conveyed this assurance during a gathering with Assin North constituents over the weekend, …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo graced the final rally of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Assin North on June 25 ahead of the June 27 by-election. He drummed support for the NPP’s Charles Opoku stating that he was by far a better candidate than James Gyakye Quayson of the …

  The flagbearer aspirant of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Hon. Joe Ghartey, has observed that his desire to lead Ghana as President is not for personal gain but rather to be a blessing to Ghanaians, especially ordinary men, women and youth from all over the country.   The …