POLITICS

Western Togoland group blocks entry into V/R; seize guns from police

There is chaos on the Kpong-Akosombo road as young men believed to be members of the so called Western Togoland have mounted roadblocks at Akrade preventing vehicular movement. The group said to be wielding guns and sticks and chanting war songs mounted the roadblock around 3:00am Friday turning away vehicles as they claim ownership of the area. The situation created ...

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2020 polls: Mahama orders all NDC executives to stop campaigning

Former President John Dramani Mahama has decreed that all executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) should stop every campaign activity ahead of the December 7 polls, for the next three days, beginning Friday, September 25. He said the executives should rather spend time to monitor the ongoing voter exhibition exercise by the Electoral Commission (EC). The exercise, which was ...

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Voter’s register: NDC’s list of 10 areas with ‘missing names’

Former President John Mahama and the National Democratic Congress have accused the Electoral Commission of scheming to tilt the processes towards the December elections in favour of the ruling New Patriotic Party. The party says the number of missing names in the voter’s register as seen in the ongoing exhibition exercise serves as evidence to back their claim. At a ...

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Voter’s register: NDC’s list of 10 areas with ‘missing names’

Former President John Mahama and the National Democratic Congress have accused the Electoral Commission of scheming to tilt the processes towards the December elections in favour of the ruling New Patriotic Party. The party says the number of missing names in the voter’s register as seen in the ongoing exhibition exercise serves as evidence to back their claim. At a ...

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NDC will return to Peace FM’s Kokrokoo if there’s mutual respect and fair panelling – Sammy Gyamfi

Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress, Sammy Gyamfi, has said that the party will only return to the Kokrokoo Morning show hosted by Kwame Sefa Kayi on Peace FM if the issue of mutual respect and fair paneling is resolved. The NDC Communications Bureau boycotted the popular morning show due to what they described as continuous unfair paneling by ...

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We’ll not accept results of a flawed election – Mahama

The opposition NDC has urged the Electoral Commission to ensure a credible and transparent election adding that it will not accept results of a flawed election. The latest caution by the NDC comes after the party alleged that the EC was deliberately taking out names of its members from the newly compiled voters’ register after omissions were identified in some ...

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Western Togoland group takes over Juapong amid road blocks, gunshots

Separatist group Western Togoland on Friday dawn took over Juapong, a town in North Tongu District of the Volta Region. The group had mounted huge sign posts with the inscription ‘Welcome to Western Togoland’ at different entry points as motorists find it difficult to leave the town. The group is claiming that it has captured three personnel of the Ghana ...

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EC must blacklist NDC from IPAC meetings – John Boadu fumes

General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has suggested to the Electoral Commission (EC) to blacklist the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) from its IPAC meetings. According to him, the opposition National Democratic Congress at every turn of event finds fault with the Electoral Commission, making him wonder what the NDC wants from the Electoral Commission. “I don’t know what the NDC wants from the Electoral ...

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I’m so sorry – Mireku Duker begs Ghanaians after fight with Charles Bissue

George Mireku Duker, the Member of Parliament who was captured in viral videos and photos inflicting heavy punches on the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Regional Secretary for Western Region, Charles Bissue, has unreservedly apologized for the incident. The Tarkwa-Nsuaem MP says he regrets his actions and seeks forgiveness from Ghanaians, his constituency and the leadership of the NPP. Detailing events ...

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EC confirms duplication of Prof Naana Opoku-Agyemang’s voter ID number

The Electoral Commission has confirmed the duplication of NDC running mate, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang’s voter identification number in their system. According to Graphic online’s source at the Electoral Commission, the anomaly has been corrected as Prof. Opoku-Agyemang has been issued with a new card. The source explained that Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang’s card was not at the exhibition centre ...

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