Tag Archives: EC

Address limited voter registration exercise challenges to ensure peace in the country – NPP tells EC

Director of Communications of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah has urged the Electoral Commission of Ghana to address challenges confronting the limited voter registration exercise to ensure peace in the country. He observed that challenges recorded in the various centers are signs of disruption that can negatively affect …

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Prof. Kingsley Nyarko allegedly arrested for bribing EC Officials

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has allegedly arrested the Member of Parliament for Kwadaso constituency in the Ashanti Region, Professor Kingsley Nyarko for allegedly bribing some temporary Election Commission (EC) staff during the Ejisu by-election. According to a report, the Special Prosecutor (SP) arrested the MP to question …

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EC withdraws 2 temporary staff over suspected bribery incident at Ejisu by-election

Two (2) temporary staff of the Electoral Commission have been withdrawn following a suspected bribery incident at one of the Polling Stations of the ongoing by-election at the Ejisu Constituency in the Ashanti Region. A circulating on the social media show a man approaching the table and dropping an envelope …

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African Electoral Institute commends EC for bold decisions to conduct 2024 elections

African Electoral Institute (AEI) has commended the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana final decisions to govern the 2024 general elections. The Electoral Commission (EC) held a meeting to discuss its 2024 plan with the leadership of the political parties under the auspices of the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC). Among other …

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Missing biometric machines: Ignore EC, they just want to waste money – Franklin Cudjoe tells Finance Ministry

The president of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe has urged the Ministry of Finance and Parliament to ignore claims by the Electoral Commission of Ghana that about seven (7) biometric verification machines have gone missing. He believes it is a strategy the EC wants to use to waste money ahead of …

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2024 election: Be vigilante, don’t trust EC – NDC warned

Educationist, Ahadzi Emmanuel has urged the largest opposition, National Democratic Congress (NDC) to put in place a mechanism to monitor any activities ahead of the December polls. He said the Electoral Commission of Ghana is preaching peace and credible elections but the NDC should not trust what the EC officials …

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2024 election: “We want to promote peace and stability of our country” – EC

A lot of Ghanaians especially, the members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have questioned the competency and the readiness of the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) Jean Adukwei Mensa for the 2024 general elections. After Tuesday, 11th December, 2023 District Level Elections in Ghana, some districts in the …

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The CIs that were used in the 2020 elections will govern the 2024 elections – EC

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Adukwei Mensa has indicated that they will use the Constitutional Instruments (CI’s) that they used in the 2020 elections to govern the 2024 general elections as well. She said the EC will continue to use the guarantor system and the indelible ink as …

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“Polling stations are security zones, the use of drones may not be approved” – EC to NDC

The Director of Electoral Services at the Electoral Commission, Dr. Serebour Quaico, has revealed that it would be very challenging for the Electoral Commission to approve the use of drones at polling stations during the December polls. He explained that, the constitutiona Instrument used for the elections designate polling stations …

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Election 2024: We don’t want anyone to be disenfranchised – SDA petitions EC, AG

The Seventh-day Adventist Church has said every Ghanaian must exercise his or her constitutional right during electoral processes. According to the church, they don’t want anyone to be disenfranchised during this year’s general elections. To this end, the SDA church has petitioned the Electoral Commission to make an amendment to …

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