POLITICS

Coronavirus: Ghana’s confirmed cases cross 10,000

Ghana has confirmed 291 new cases of the novel Coronavirus. These new cases have pushed the country’s case count to 10,201. The new figures represent a rise of 563 cases from the initial figure. The Ghana Health Service (GHS) made this know on their official website on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Meanwhile, some …

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New voter registration to start Tuesday, June 30?

The date for the start of the compilation of the controversial new voter register could be Tuesday, June 30, 2020. A letter sighted by 3news.com and signed by Deputy Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) in charge of Corporate Affairs Dr Eric Bossman Asare to some political parties puts the …

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Please remove Jean Mensa – ASEPA begs Akufo-Addo

The Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) has petitioned President Akufo-Addo to remove Jean Mensa as the Electoral Commission Chair. This comes after the governance think-tank secured a declaration from the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) that Mrs. Mensa failed to declare her assets on assumption of office in …

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APC to Elect Regional Executives on June 27, 2020

The National Executives Committee (NEC) of the All People’s Congress (APC) has set 27th June, 2020 for its Regional Elections.   The National Executive Committee (NEC) held a meeting on Saturday 6th June, 2020 at the party’s headquarters and agreed on 13th June, 2020 for vetting of candidates for various …

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New Voters Register; The Common Sense Approach

There have been a lot of back and forth on the new voters register and rightly so because of the polarization characterizing the political atmosphere in Ghana. The position of an Electoral Commissioner in Ghana is the most unenviable one amongst all other sensitive appointments. From the choice of the …

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CHRAJ vindicates Mahama over vote-buying, corruption allegations

Vote-buying and corruption allegations against former president John Dramani Mahama have been thrown out by the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ). The Commission in a 10-page report, dismissed a petition by a pro-New Patriotic Party (NPP) group, Truth and Accountability Forum, indicating that it was without merit. The group …

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Kotoko’s interest in Nana Yaw Amponsah confirmed

Kumasi Asante Kotoko recently announced a new board with Dr. Kyei retaining his position to run Asante Kotoko SC for the next three years. The current Chief Executive Officer is set to leave the club as part of a major restructuring. According to reports, the Phar Rangers administrator was on …

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No church services should be held in classrooms – GES warns

No church services will be held in classrooms, Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa has cautioned Christian religious leaders in the country. Following President Akufo-Addo’s ease of restrictions on public gatherings, schools across the country have reopened for final year students and churches are permitted to …

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NDC prophet threatens to kill EC boss

A self-acclaimed pastor, Apostle Kwabena Owusu Agyei who is believed to be a staunch member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is threatening to kill the Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson, Jean Mensa. The opposition NDC has been issuing warnings and threatening statements to supporters of the compilation of the new voters’ register. …

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EC submits legal basis for new register to Supreme Court

The Electoral Commission (EC) has stated that the underlying legal reasons for its decision not to include the existing voter’s Identification Card (ID) in its upcoming registration exercise is because the Supreme Court itself has held that the register is reasonably not credible and that by implication, the cards issued …

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EC must remove 7m names from register – LMVCA demands

Pressure group, Let My Vote Count Alliance wants over 7 million names expunged from the voter’s register, if the Electoral Commission decides not to compile new register. At a news conference in Accra, convener of the group that has been championing for a new register for years, David Asante said …

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AU against the compilation of new voter’s register

Executive Secretary of Care Ghana, David Kumi has disclosed that the policies of the African Union are highly against reforms being instituted by the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC). According to him, per the African Union’s policies, no country is expected to make major reforms to their electoral processes a year prior …

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2020 Polls: NPP MP for Fomena goes independent

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Fomena Constituency, Andrews Amoako Asiamah, who entered the legislature on the ticket of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in 2016 is going for his second term as an Independent Candidate. This comes only two weeks to the party’s Parliamentary Primaries which have been scheduled for …

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NPP Primaries: Here are the unopposed MPs

The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has released a list of Members of Parliament who will not have contenders in the party’s upcoming parliamentary primaries slated for Saturday, June 20. At a press conference addressed by its General Secretary, John Boadu, Monday, the NPP explained that those MPs are going unopposed because no …

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NPP suspends all cursing delegates

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has instructed constituency executives to suspend, with immediate effect, all delegates who invoked curses on leadership over the disqualification of some parliamentary aspirants. These delegates of the party resorted to invoking deities to register their dissatisfaction with the national executives for not allowing some aspirants …

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Commissioner for Oaths contests CPP General Secretary slot

A Commissioner for Oaths, Mr Eben Agbenya, on Sunday said he is ready to contest the General Secretary slot of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) to restore the founding principles of the Party. He said he decided to run as the CPP General Secretary believing that the current state of …

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C.I. 126 set for debate on tomorrow

Members of Parliament (MPs) are set to debate a report of the Committee on Subsidiary Legislation on the Public Elections (Registration of Voters) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 (C.I. 126) after it was laid on Thursday, June 4, 2020. The Constitutional Instrument (C.I.) 126, which gives legal backing to the plans by the Electoral …

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I never ‘attacked’ Naana Opoku-Agyemang – NAPO rebuts

Minister of Education Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh popularly known as NAPO has denied verbally abusing former Minister of Education, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang. NAPO is reported to have said: “After we launched the Free SHS, she went back to the radio stations claiming they are the brainchild of the policy …

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Jean Mensa is evil minded – NDC’s Kwaku Boahen alleges

Deputy Communications Director of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kwaku Boahen, has disclosed that the Electoral Commission Chair, Jean Mensa is planning evil against the NDC ahead of the 2020 elections. Kwaku Boahen stressed that Jean Mensa’s position puts Ghana on a path of chaos and destruction. He insisted that the hell-bent posture of the …

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NPP Communications Director for Saboba picked up by police

Communications Director for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Saboba constituency of the Northern region, Kigaak-Kpaba Solomon, has been picked up by police for allegedly leading some youth to vandalize the NPP constituency office. He was picked up in the early hours of Sunday June 7. According to …

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NPP Primaries: Furious Minister storms Agoo FM, fights opponent over Stadium

The Member of Parliament for Nkawkaw who doubles as the Eastern Regional Minister, Eric Kwakye Darfour on Saturday stormed the office of Nkawkaw based Agoo FM over allegations of sabotaging the redevelopment of Nkawkaw Sports Stadium. Lawyer Joyce Opoku Boateng, a Deputy CEO of the Middle Belt Development Authority contesting the Nkawkaw Parliamentary …

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