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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 …

    The Electoral Commission (EC) says it does not intend to create new constituencies this year ahead of the December 7 general elections and that claims of such assertion are false. Deputy Commissioner in charge of Corporate Services, Dr. Eric Bossman Asare stated that the Commission has no such plans to …

    We are held with hope and prayer with strong anticipation for the speedy recovery of all our front line workers. It is not the desire of anyone to make a mockery of patients, especially those who are infected with coronavirus. Because everyone has the potency of being infected. …

The Electoral Commission has refuted claims by the Minority in Parliament that the commission is knocking off over 6,000 centres for the upcoming voters’ registration exercise. Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu after a meeting between the special budget committee and the chairperson of the EC Jean Mensa told the media that …

The Electoral Commion of Ghana is an independent body solely mandated by the 1992 Constitution of Ghana to see to all public elections. The upcoming 2020 elections in December this year has brought up many concerns with regards to preparations towards the election. The current sitting Government led by His …

A man, identified as Mark Takyi-Banson, has filed a suit against the Electoral Commission (EC) and the Attorney-General, Gloria Akuffo. The suit, among others, seeks to challenge the EC’s decision to exclude voters identity card and birth certificates as mode of identification and qualification to be registered onto a new …

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 …