POLITICS

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress, John Dramani Mahama, has cautioned the New Patriotic Party and the Electoral Commission that the party will resist every attempt to steal the elections. Addressing the press on Tuesday, Mr Mahama also debunked suggestions on social media that he had conceded defeat to the NPP flagbearer, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. “I state emphatically ...

The Electoral Commission (EC) has extended its timeline for results declaration for the 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary polls. The EC had sent out invitation for the event which was scheduled for 5pm Tuesday in line with its projections before the polls. However, in a statement, the EC said it was shifting the announcement to a latter period to enable them ...

The National chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress,(NDC) Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, has rubbished the Electoral Commission’s (EC) directives to electorate to make sure they put on nose mask before they go to the polling stations to cast their vote. According to him, there is no Constitutional Instrument (C.I) backing that directive. The EC at an Inter-Party Advisory Committee ...

The Audit Service has reacted to a news report of a missing GH¢ 52.5 billion which has been transferred from Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) to unknown sources. A statement issued by the service indicated that it has taken note of the news report and the interest it has generated. According to the statement, the audit exercise in reference was an ...

The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has lauded the NDC and its leader John Mahama for the latest update of the party’s tertiary education policy proposal. The policy proposals dubbed ‘Kyemu Pe’ and ‘Fa Ninyinaa’ will see the full absorption of fees for all fresh tertiary students admitted from the 2020/21 academic year should the party win power on ...

The Member of Parliament for Asawase, Muntaka Mubarak, has accused the Electoral Commission of scheming to rig the December 7 elections to favor his opponent Alidu Seidu. His accusation comes on the back of a decision by the Electoral Commission to use the residence of the Asokore Mampong Chief as a collation center for the constituency. At a press briefing ...

Following the detention of the parliamentary candidate, Isaac Ashai Odamtten, after failing to meet a bail bond slapped on him by the High Court, Financial Division in Accra over corruption charges, some aggrieved National Democratic Congress (NDC) members have stormed the NPP office to destroy items and other structures constructed by the incumbent MP, Titus Glover. The National Democratic Congress ...

Election 2020: Renew NPP’s mandate for more development – Bawumia pleads Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has urged voters to retain the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo administration on December 7, 2020, because that will consolidate Ghana’s development agenda. Addressing mini rallies at separate occasions in the Chereponi and Yunyoo/Nansuan districts in the North East Region as part of a five-day ...

Award-winning investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni has stated that the supposed bribe video purporting to suggest that the then-candidate Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo took a bribe is hollow and cannot stand the test of time in any law court. Manasseh accused those who took the video of violating the rights of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, indicating that if it ...

A co-chair of the Ghana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GHEITI), Dr. Steve Manteaw, says he is convinced that President Nana Akufo-Addo has failed monumentally in the fight against corruption, citing the resignation of the Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu from office. Dr. Manteaw who is also the spokesperson for the Alliance of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) working on extractives, anti-corruption and ...