Tag Archives: EC

    he Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has disclosed it will soon roll out a plan to register Ghanaians who have been locked up outside of the country as a result of the border closures. The EC started the mass registration exercise on Tuesday, June 30, and is expected to end …

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 …

The founder and leader of the United Front Party (UFP) Dr. Nana Agyenim Boateng has advised the Electoral Commission (EC) not to do away with the old voters’ register as he states that the ongoing exercise for the registration of the new register is flawed.   In an interview with Kwame Afrifa …

Tension is rising at the Accra Girls’ Vocational Institute registration centre in Accra as supporters of the ruling New Patriotic Party are reported to have prevented members of the opposition NDC from holding a press conference at the centre. According to Starr News’ Musa Lansa, the Police have been called in to …

  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 …

    The President of Educate Ghana Summit (EGS) has called on the Electoral Commission to explain to the general public how it will get the Senior High School Students registered to prevent disenfranchisement in the upcoming general elections.   We are very much aware of the no-visitation order that …

Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the General Secretary of the largest opposition political party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has gone berserk by unleashing unprovoked attacks on certain personalities in the country, especially the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, simply because she is trying to lead the compilation of a new voters’ register ahead …

    Following the Supreme Court pronouncement asking the Electoral Commission (EC) to go ahead to compile a new voters register, the Commission is entreating all stakeholders to embrace themselves for the exercise which is scheduled for next week. The EC in a statement signed by Sylvia Annoh, Acting Director …

  The Supreme Court of Ghana has ordered the Electoral Commission to go ahead with the compilation of a new voters register. The ruling was decided by a 7-member panel presided by Chief Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah. According to the Apex Court, the EC is an independent body and will only be directed …

  The Electoral Commission, on Thursday, June 18, 2020, organized a pilot exercise at the Ridge Church premises in Accra. The one-day exercise was meant to afford stakeholders the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the new biometric kits as well as the safety protocols rolled out by the Commission, among …