POLITICS

The Minority in Parliament has rejected the outcome of the violence-ridden by-election in Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency. Six people were shot at the Baweleshie polling centre of the constituency during the election Thursday, compelling the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to withdraw from the exercise citing safety concerns. No deaths were recorded, the police said. Voters were electing a new ...

The Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West constituency Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has stated that the members of the National Democratic Congress deserved the violence that was unleashed on them during the Ayawaso-Wuogon by-election on Thursday. Thursday’s by-election which was won by the NPP candidate was fraught with violence which led to the withdrawal of the opposition party from the polls. But ...

Mallam Shamuna Uztaz Jibril has been accurate with his predictions prior to the 2016 elections – and he has again anticipated that the National Democratic Congress [NDC] will win the 2020 election. The Islamic cleric, numerologist, philosopher, and an acclaimed spiritual hacker in a statement to Peacefmonline.com indicated that ‘come rain or shine’ John Mahama if elected as flagbearer will ...

The Defence and Interior committee of Parliament has met the Inspector General of Police over the Ayawaso Wuogon by-election violence on Thursday. Ranking member James Agalga in an interview with Starr News said there is the need for a bipartisan enquiry into the matter. The by-election which was won by the ruling party’s candidate was fraught with violence which led ...

A Deputy National Youth Organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress, Edem Agbana was given the beatings of his life by military men stationed at the Legon campus over the Ayawaso Wuogon B-elections, MyNewsGh.com has filed. The firebrand NDC youth leader was part of numerous NDC members and functionaries allegedly beaten by a combined team of official security and disguised ...

The National Peace Council has called on former President John Mahama to tone down following his outburst at the violence that characterized the Thursday by-election at Ayawaso West-Wuogon in Accra. Mr. Mahama, reacting to the polls which registered intense violence leading to the withdrawal of the opposition from the contest, said the NDC will “advise” themselves ahead of the 2020 ...

Myjoyonline.com has confirmed that the opposition NDC has pulled out of the ongoing Ayawaso by-elections. The National Chairman of the NDC, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo told Joy FM’s Super Morning Show that the party has withdrawn from the elections for security reasons. “Armed security men besieged our candidate ’s home and we can no longer guarantee the security of our people ...

The Minority Chief Whip of Ghana’s Parliament, Muntaka Mubarak, has rendered an unqualified apology to Ghanaians for the altercation he had with Assin Central MP, Kennedy Agyapong in the chamber of the house on Wednesday. According to him, the near-fisticuffs brawl in the chamber of parliament was an unfortunate incident that should never have happened. The two MPs nearly engaged ...

Former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Christine Tamakloe Attionu, and the former Operations Manager of MASLOC, Daniel Axim, have been charged by the State with eighty (80) counts of Stealing, Causing Financial Loss to the State, Causing Loss to Public Property, Improper Payment of Public Funds, Unauthorised Commitment Resulting in Financial Obligation for ...

The Electoral Commission of Ghana is considering putting together a new voter roll, its Chairperson Jean Mensa has said. Mrs Mensa said all the Commissioners of the election management body are yet to take a decision on that. According to her, the new register consideration is borne out of the possibility that many voters may have died between now and ...