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EC’s BVR, BVD equipment robust, not obsolete – Manufacturers confirm to NDC

The Inter-Party Resistance Against the New Voter Register(IPRAN) is accusing the Electoral Commission (EC) of public deceit for claiming the current biometric voting system...

John Mahama’s Speakout Tour: A novel political ‘weapon’ to look out for

Call it the bottom-up approach or a people-focused political strategy; whatever the case, there is something silently going on at the camp of the...

Revealed: Why First Deputy Speaker, Joe Osei Owusu can’t contest unopposed [Listen]

Nifahene of Dominase-Bekwai in the Ashanti region, Barimaba Nana Edusei Poku, has revealed why residents are resisting attempts for its Member of Parliament (MP),...

Bibiani NPP executive denies receiving Alfred Obeng-Boateng petition

The leadership of the New Patriotic Party in Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Constituency in the Western North Region, says it has not received a petition alleging misconduct...

Four photos that prove John Dumelo could take Ayawaso W. W. seat from NPP [Photos]

Ayawaso West Wuogon (AWW) is arguably a safe seat for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), at least, history tells us so but John Dumelo...

Togo Electoral Commission revokes license of important elections observer just days to election

The National Independent Election Commission (CENI) of the Republic of Togo has revoked the elections observer license of the National Consultation of Civil Society...

New Voters Register: EC turns down mediation offer

The Electoral Commission (EC) says it is too busy to attend a meeting over the impasse surrounding the compilation of the new Voters Register.The...

You can boycott election 2020 – Ursula to Minority MPs

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Ablekuma West constituency has urged the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to boycott the 2020...

New Voters Register: Independent body offers to resolve impasse between EC, parties

The Gamey & Co Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre has offered to mediate to resolve the ongoing impasses between the Electoral Commission (EC) and opposition...

Seek redress in court – Opuni-Frimpong to anti-new register group

Former General Secretary of the Ghana Christian Council, Reverend Dr Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, has urged the group opposing the compilation of a new Voters Register...

Allow the EC to work – Kufuor tells NDC

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has urged the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and other political parties campaigning against the decision of...

Voters Register brouhaha: EC faces first legal challenge

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashaiman constituency, Ernest Henry Norgbey, has, through his lawyer, written to the Electoral Commission (EC) to demand for...

UG’s survey on new register means nothing – Ayariga [audio]

Founder and Presidential Candidate for the All People’s Congress (APC), Hassan Ayariga, has rejected findings from the recently conducted survey on Ghanaians' preference for...

Bawumia promises a stronger and more united Ghana after 2020 elections [Audio]

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, addressing a delegation from the European Union at the Presidency, assured the European delegation of a more stronger and...

Listen: Blows at IPAC, the inside story

There was near pandemonium at the meeting between the Electoral Commission (EC) and the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) on Thursday, January 30, 2020.ALSO READ:UCC,...

Federation of Muslim Councils appeals to EC to review voters’ registration exercise date

The Federation of Muslim Councils has called on the Electoral Commission (EC) to review the date for the new voters’ registration exercise.Calls by the...

Coalition against new Voters Register petitions Rawlings

The Inter-Party Resistance Against New Voters Register, has petitioned former President Jerry John Rawlings to seek his counsel in its quest to stop...

EC Advisory Committee meets IPAC over register brouhaha

The Eminent Advisory Committee of the Electoral Commission (EC) will meet members of the Commission and representatives of political parties over the contentious...

EC appeals for public trust on compilation of new register

The Electoral Commission (EC) is urging Ghanaians to trust the entity on the compilation of the new Voters Register which it believes is in...

EC can only implement ROPAL if…

The Electoral Commission (EC) has said the implementation of the Representation of the Peoples' Amendment Law (ROPAL) in the December 2020 polls will be...

Revealed: 1 million ‘ghost names’ in Voters Register

The Electoral Commission (EC) has revealed there are over one million ghost names in the current Voters Register.The campaign for a new electoral...

Peace Council to ‘solve’ vigilantism menace with new documents

The National Peace Council has revealed plans to issue two documents to supplement the Vigilantism and Offences Act (Act 999) passed by Parliament in 2019.According to...

EC pleads with political parties ahead of 2020 elections

The Electoral Commission (EC), at a stakeholder forum on Wednesday, urged Civil Society Organisations, the media, security agencies and the various political parties to...

Chairman Wontumi questions Kwesi Pratt’s loyalty to CPP [Audio]

New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly called Chairman Wontumi, has questioned the loyalty of journalist Kwesi Pratt to his...

CODEO wades into new Voters Register confusion

The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) has called for an urgent meeting with the Electoral Commission (EC) and all key election stakeholders to...

Voters Register brouhaha: APC threatens to put injunction on 2020 elections

Leader of the All People’s Congress (APC), Hassan Ayariga, has threatened to put an injunction on the 2020 elections if the Electoral Commission (EC)...

Video: Thousands paint Kumasi red against EC’s new Voters Register

After its first demonstration held against the Electoral Commission’s (EC) quest for the compilation of a new Voters Register, the Inter-Party Resistance Against New...

Exclusive: 10 revelations about EC’s new register on Newsfile

Honorary Vice President of Imani Africa, Bright Simons, and a law lecturer at the Ghana Institution of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Clara Kassar-Tee, have...

EC ‘robbing’ Ghana with 60% inflated cost of new register – IMANI

Policy Think Tank, IMANI, has accused the Electoral Commission (EC) of inflating its estimated cost of acquiring a new voters’ management system by 60...

REVEALED: How much Ghana will save with new voters’ register

The Electoral Commission (EC) has revealed that the country will save some $18 million or GHS 104, 677, 650.00 million cedis if the new Biometric Voter...

Registration of citizens in Central and Western sectors begins soon – NIA

The National Identification Authority (NIA) would commence the registration of citizens within Western and Western North regions as well as the Central Region from...

Electoral Commission’s ‘final take’ on new voters’ register

The Electoral Commission (EC) has said the plan to procure equipment to compile a new voters’ register is a done deal.Director of Electoral Services...

EC’s Advisory Committee urges IPAC consultation on new Voters Register

The Eminent Advisory Committee of the Electoral Commission (EC) has called on the Commission to meet with members of the Inter-Party Advisory...

New Voters Register: Final decision rests on our shoulders – EC

Director of Electoral Services at the Electoral Commission (EC) says though it heeds to the advice from all in the discharge of its duties,...

EC to enforce ‘No Verification No Vote’ policy in 2020 [Audio]

The policy of “no verification no vote” as a means of biometric identification of eligible voters will be enforced in the 2020 general elections,...

Voter Apathy in Ghana: NCCE reveals plans

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has raised concerns over the growing trend of voter apathy in Ghana.Commission says its study has revealed...

EC sets date for new voters’ registration [Audio]

The Electoral Commission (EC) has set the middle of May to compile a new voters’ register for the presidential and parliamentary elections in December...

EC: Why we want to compile new register

Public Relations Officer (PRO) for the Electoral Commission (EC), Silvia Annor, has given detailed reasons behind the electoral body's decision to compile a new...

Wait for data from 2020 population census for new Voters Register – Bernard Mornah tells EC

National Chairman of the People’s National Convention, Bernard Mornah, has asked the Electoral Commission (EC) to halt its plans to compile a new Voters...

READ: Prof Gyampo’s take on new Voters Register

Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo, is asking the Electoral Commission (EC) to rescind its decision to compile a...