Tag Archives: VOTING

A concerned member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Ampem Antwi Bawua, has petitioned the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, to restrain Chief of Agric Nzema, Nana Nkansah Boadu Ayeboafo, from voting in the upcoming ‘Super Delegates elections’ scheduled for August 26, this year. Although Chiefs are not supposed …

Zimbabwe’s elections have been extended for another day due to long delays at some polling stations, primarily in opposition strongholds. The opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has accused the governing Zanu-PF of voter suppression, calling it a classic case of election rigging. Only a quarter of polling stations opened on time …

The Presidential Elections Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced a complete ban on the use of mobile phones at voting centers when it holds elections. Additionally, the Committee has announced that well-built men, known popularly as ‘machomen,’ are not to be allowed into these centers. The decision is part …

Former NDC Member of Parliament for Walewale constituency in the North East Region, Alidu Zakari, has been chased away by delegates in the party’s constituency elections held at the Walewale L/A Junior High School. The embarrassment poured on the former MP comes at a time he entered the voting center …

The Electoral Commission (EC) has declared a “No Ghana Card, No Vote” policy. That was communicated by The Deputy Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC) in charge of Corporate Services, Dr Bossman Asare. According to him, without the Ghana Card, an individual will not be allowed to register to vote in …

The election of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will start today by 6pm at the party’s national convention in Abuja. According to the schedule, eligible delegates from the 36 states and the FCT, Abuja, are expected to arrive at the venue between 10am and 1pm. The …

The Supreme Court has ruled that Deputy Speakers of Parliament have the right to vote in decision making while presiding over proceedings in the House. In a unanimous decision, the apex court, presided over by a seven-member panel led by Justice Jones Dotse held that upon a true and proper …

Executive Director of the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Professor Henry Kwasi Prempeh, has rejected a directive given by Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin to the effect that passing of the anti-gay bill will be public. In his view, there is nothing special about the anti-gay bill for which …

The Electoral Commission (EC) has given the green light for voting to be extended beyond the 5:00 pm deadline in the Bantama and Tamale North constituencies in the Ashanti and Northern regions respectively. This decision was made due to long queues in the two constituencies as of the time the …

There was near confusion at the polling center in the Bole Bamboi constituency where the Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama voted on Monday, December 7. The mix-up occurred after one of the security guards of Mr. Mahama who had registered in the same polling center with him had …