The Accra Regional Police Command has begun an investigation into the cause of the fire that destroyed the Electoral Commission (EC) office at Sapeiman near Accra on Friday. Head of Public Affairs Unit (PAU), Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Effia Tenge said the cause of the fire, as well as …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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, …
Read More »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 …
Read More »EC’s justification for compilation of new register unfortunate – Franklin Cudjoe
The Executive Director for IMANI Africa has downplayed the Electoral Commission’s (EC) defence for the compilation of a new register. Mr. Cudjoe argues that the numbers recorded during the mass voter registration exercise would not have been so different if the old register was used. He made the claim in …
Read More »2020 elections: EC ends voters registration with over 16 million Ghanaians registered
The biometric data of 16,663,669 Ghanaians has been captured by the Electoral Commission (EC) in the just ended compilation exercise of a new voters register. These were the figures provided by the commission as those recorded as at August 6, 2020, ahead of the December 7 polls. According to the Deputy Chairman …
Read More »Full Text: Seventh edition of EC’s ‘Let the Citizen Know’ press series
ELECTORAL COMMISSION PRESS BRIEFING “LET THE CITIZEN KNOW” ON 3RD AUGUST, 2020 PRESENTED BY THE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN, CORPORATE SERVICES Good morning ladies and gentlemen of the Press. The Commission wishes to express its sincere gratitude for your presence in our quest to communicate with the good citizens of Ghana. This …
Read More »JUST IN: 4 EC officials involved in an accident – PHOTOS
Information reaching Mynewsghana.net indicates that four EC officials have been involved in a terrible accident. These four officials were reportedly travelling in a taxi from Asamankese heading towards Asonase in the Eastern region where they were going to register people for the last phase of EC voter registration when the unfortunate incident …
Read More »Final phase of voter registration exercise begins today
The Electoral Commission (EC) will this morning (Saturday, August 1, 2020) begin the fifth and final phase of its ongoing voter registration exercise. The Commission in a statement urged all eligible voters to take advantage of the final phase and register to vote on December 7, 2020. The current exercise …
Read More »LIVESTREAMING: EC holds ‘Let the Citizens Know’ press briefing
The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) will this morning at 10:00 am hold a press briefing to provide an update on the ongoing new voters registration exercise. The briefing, which forms part of the “Let the Citizens Know” initiative, is expected to provide information to concerned stakeholders and the general public on …
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