Former Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Kwadwo Afari Gyan, has urged members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to rescind their boycott of the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC). The main opposition party withdrew its participation from IPAC after the 2020 general elections, accusing the leadership of the EC of alleged …
Read More »Don’t scrap guarantor system – Afari-Gyan advises EC
A former Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, has criticised the commission for its move to discard the guarantor system for the continuous voter registration exercise. In a statement made exclusively to the Daily Graphic, he said the contention of the EC that the guarantor system was not robust and, …
Read More »Election is brainwork, don’t recruit nonentities as polling agents – Afari-Gyan to political parties
Former commissioner of the Electoral Commission of Ghana, Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan has advised political parties to ensure the recruitment of persons with knowledge in electoral processes as polling agents. According to him, it is important for political parties to rely on competent persons as polling agents rather than those who can foment …
Read More »3 major reasons Afari-Gyan is against sole use of Ghana Card for voters registration
A former Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana, Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, has spelt out three main concerns he has with the government’s move to use the Ghana Card as the sole identification card for the registration of voters onto the national voters register. In a statement made available to graphic.com.gh, he explained …
Read More »Why make Ghana Card the only means of identification? – Afari Gyan asks
A former Chairman of the EC, Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, has stated that, the use of the Ghana Card as the only identification for voter registration is against electoral inclusivity, fairness and justice. According to him, many Ghanaians are finding it difficult to get their Ghana Cards therefore the use of …
Read More »Military detachment at Afari Military hospital stops Akandoh from inspecting facility
A garrison which is located at the 500-bed Afari Military Hospital on Monday September 27, stopped some minority Members of Parliament on the Health Committee led by Kwabena Mintah Akandoh and the media from inspecting and filming the facility. TV3’s Komla Kluste who was part of the team that visited the …
Read More »Is Electoral Commission’s Dr Kwadwo Afari Gyan ‘Dead’?
Former Chairperson of Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC), Dr. Kwadwo Afari Gyan who was popularly known as Afari Gyan despite the numerous back and front with the new voters register and the heated 2020 general elections have intended not to speak to make Ghanaians have a better view of his long term experience as former …
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