Calling EC Boss ‘stupid’ Painful
Former CEO of the Chamber of Mines, Joyce Aryee, has described as "painful", the insults hurled at the Chair of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs Charlotte Osei, by disqualified presidential...
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Akua Donkor Calms Supporters, Says 2020 Is Her Surest Bet
Disqualified presidential nominee of Ghana Freedom Party (GFP) Madam Akua Donkor has called on members and executives of the party not to lose hope as the party bounces back in 2020 to contest in the...
Is Abu Ramadan Still With PNC?
Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah is asking whether the party’s former Youth Organiser Abu Ramadan is still a member of the PNC. Responding to Mr Ramadan’s...
EC Boss Under Fire
The Electoral Commission’s (EC’s) outright rejection of the nomination forms of 13 personalities who wanted to contest in the December 7 presidential election is causing uneasy calm in the...
The King, An Emperor and 15 Arabian Knights Presidential Aspirants
By Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK October 11, 2016 At the close of nominations on Friday, September 30, 2016, seventeen aspirants filed their nominations forms in readiness to contest the December 7...
EC Boss Tells Disqualified Aspirants
Chairman of the Electoral Commission has called the bluff of aggrieved presidential candidates threatening to go to court over their disqualification. Mrs Charlotte Osei says the affected parties and...
EC’s Powers Must Be Redefined
The powers given to the Electoral Commission of Ghana must be redefined given that its flaws are deep and inexcusable, Mr Kofi Bentil, Vice President of IMANI Ghana, has said. His comment follows the...
Let ‘fairness’ Prevail – Mike Ocquaye To EC
Even though the right processes must be followed in the build-up to the December 7 elections, justice and fairness must not be overlooked, Prof Mike Ocquaye, the Chairperson for the Legal &...
EC Chair Disqualified Me On Purpose; I Met the Criteria
Madama Akua Donkor says she is baffled by the Electoral Commission’s decision to disqualify her from contesting the December polls. In an interview with GhanaWeb, the flag bearer of the Ghana...
I Wanted Nana Out
A disqualification of the flagbearer of the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo, would have come as good news to the General Secretary of the governing National Democratic...
Akua Donkor Endorses Mahama
Disappointed presidential candidate of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), Akua Donkor has accepted her disqualification from the 2016 presidential elections, throwing her support to the incumbent,...
[Video] Akua Donkor Accepts Disqualification, Throws Her Weight Behind Mahama
Speaking to TV3’s Bridget Otoo Tuesday, she said she has accepted the reasons for her disqualification but noted she did her best to satisfy all the requirements but it was unfortunate she was...
I Don’t Have Time To Challenge EC In Court – Akua Donkor
The Flag bearer of the Ghana Freedom Party, (GFP) Madam Akua Donkor has said she is not interested in litigating her disqualification from the 2016 elections in court. The Electoral Commission (EC)...
The Electoral Commission Versus The Liar Paradox
The 2016 presidential election in Ghana is very delicate for at least two main reasons. It is the first election after the disputed election in 2012 which ended at the Supreme Court. Secondly, the...
EC Boss Refused To Accommodate Mediocrity – George Quaye
Radio and television personality, George Quaye believes the country would progress should all take a bold step to ensure the right things are done just as the Electoral Commission of Ghana...
I Would’ve Been Very Happy If EC Had Disqualified Nana Addo – Asiedu Nketia
General Secretary of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) has expressed satisfaction at the decision of the Electoral Commission to disqualify twelve Presidential Candidates from contesting...
Lawyer Faults EC, Says Law Provides For Corrections
The court can nullify the Electoral Commission's (EC) decision to disqualify 13 presidential aspirants from the December polls if it is proven that the election management body failed to draw their...
‘Nana Addo Mocking’ Ayariga Unable To Locate Hometown
Hassan Ayariga, flagbearer of All Progressive Congress (APC), was disqualified by Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) for failing to write the name of his hometown on the forms he submitted to...
We Aren’t Ready To Accept Any Plea – EC
The Electoral Commission(EC) has indicated that it will not accept the plea of any political party disqualified in the 2016 presidential race. Deputy Communications Director of the EC, Yussif Ayuba...
A Plus Mocks Ayariga After EC’s Disqualification
After the Electoral Commission (EC) on Monday, October 10, 2016 disqualified thirteen persons who were hoping to contest the country’s presidential elections in December this year, lot of Ghanaians...