Tag Archives: EC

Joyce Bawah Mogtari, the special aide to President-Elect John Dramani Mahama, says she expects the chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa, to resign. Madam Mogtari says the current Commission, which is heavily partisan, needs a complete reset to restore integrity and credibility. Speaking on Channel One Television, Joyce Bawah Mogtari said the violence recorded in the just-ended 2024 election ...

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 ...

The Electoral Commission (EC) has addressed growing concerns from media partners following a directive that limits media access to its constituency and regional collation centres for the 2024 general elections. The directive, which restricts the number of media outlets allowed at collation centres, has sparked significant feedback from various media stakeholders. A memo issued by the EC instructed its staff ...

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to reconsider its decision to restrict media access to collation centres during the 2024 elections. The MFWA argues that the directive could undermine transparency and accountability in the electoral process, which relies heavily on the media’s oversight role. The EC, in a memo to its regional directors, ...

The Electoral Commission has been hit with a third suit as it prepares to embark on a mass voter’s registration exercise for the December polls. The suit, filed by the NDC MP for Ashaiman, Ernest Norgbey, was filed at the High Court Tuesday. The opposition lawmaker is asking the court to rule that the election management body does not have ...

President Akufo-Addo has clarified that the Electoral Commission (EC) and the National Identification Authority (NIA) are not covered under the restrictions he imposed on institutions and Ghanaians in the wake of COVID-19. In an address to the nation on measures taken to combat the virus by government, the President said the EC and NIA are to undertake their operations but ...

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) of plotting a mass transfer of votes to the Nanton and Karaga constituencies up North. A statement issued by the NDC in the Northern Region said:“the Electoral Commission in conjunction with the New Patriotic Party {NPP} is attempting to illegally transfer some NPP votes from the Tamale ...