POLITICS

A Security Expert Dr Adam Bonaa has said that persons who allegedly took pictures of their ballot paper after voting in the Special Voting Exercise should be identified and arrested. Pictures of thump printed ballot papers emerged on social media during voting on Monday December 2. Reacting to this on TV3 Monday, December 2, Dr Bonaa said “These officers should ...

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Ayawaso West Wuogon, John Dumelo, has condemned the gesture of the incumbent Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West Wuogon, Lydia Alhassan as she was seen sharing food to voters in a queue. Some officials of the Electoral Commission and security personnel supervising the process at the polling station also received the food ...

Awutu Senya East MP, Mavis Hawa Koomson, who is also contesting in this year’s elections has assigned herself as a party agent in the ongoing special voting event. The MP who arrived early before the EC officially commenced the process had her name tag indicating that she was a party agent for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the constituency. ...

As the elections approach the final stretch, the Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo Markin, has expressed optimism about the New Patriotic Party (NPP) securing a majority of parliamentary seats. However, he acknowledged that the presidential race remains highly competitive, describing it as “too close to call.” In an interview with JoyNews, he said only hard work and vigilance can guarantee electoral ...

The Winneba District Court presided over by Her Worship Josephine Abigail Fosuaa Appiah has granted a bail of GHC50,000 to both Louisa Buabeng, the independent candidate contesting in the Effutu parliamentary elections and her campaign coordinator, Dauda Murtalib Monkaizil. They are also required to present three sureties each with one being a police officer working within the district and not ...

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has praised the people of Tain in the Bono Region for their consistent support of the NDC over the years. During his retail campaign tour in the Bono Region, Asiedu Nketia, who visited his home constituency, expressed gratitude to the residents for their faith in his leadership and ...

The Electoral Commission (ERC) has informed the general public that the positions of candidates on the 2024 Presidential Election Ballot Paper remain unchanged. The Commission has therefore urged the public to ignore all fake stories to the contrary. Thank you. The special voters have started casting their ballots in the special voting exercise which started today Monday, December 2. The ...

A former Member of Parliament (MP) for Kumbungu, Abdulai Mohammed Mubarak, popularly known as Ras Mubarak, has sued Scancom PLC. Limited, operators of the country’s leading telecommunications company, MTN, for failing to provide him with roaming services while he was outside Ghana. In a writ served on the company, the former MP claimed that he has been a loyal prepaid ...

A former Ghana Ambassador to the Netherlands and a member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr Tony Aidoo has criticized Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa for her leadership approach, describing it as overly combative. In an interview on AM Exclusive on Joy News on Monday, December 2, he expressed concerns about the impact her style ...

A nationwide research conducted by the Institute of Progressive Governance (IPG) puts the presidential candidate of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, ahead of John Dramani Mahama, the presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). At a press conference held on Thursday, November 28, 2024, at the International Press Centre in Accra, IPG ...