EC Did Not Err In Applying the Rules – CODEO
The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers has fully backed the Electoral Commission’s decision to disqualify 12 candidates who filed nominations to contest in this year’s presidential...
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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...
Nduom’s Response To His Disqualification
The Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Flagbearer, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, is calling on the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) to grant him 5 minutes of her time over the decision to...
Disqualified Aspirants Were Given Time To Rectify Errors – EC
The Electoral Commission has stated it is only the courts that can compel it to rescind its disqualification of the 12 presidential aspirants hoping to participate in the forthcoming general...
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 &...
Give Me Five Minutes Or I Go To Court – Nduom To EC
The disqualified flagbearer of the Progressive People’s Party Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom has warned the electoral commission to reverse his disqualification or be hit with a court action. According to...
I Will Arrest EC Boss
One of the disappointed presidential aspirants, Kofi Akpaloo has threatened to personally arrest the chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Charlotte Osei if she goes ahead to hand him to the...
No PNC, No December 7 – Dr. Mahama
The Presidential aspirant for the Peoples National convention (PNC) Dr. Edward Nasigre Mahama says the December polls will not come off unless the PNC is back into the race. Dr. Edward Mahama took to...
Angry PPP Supporters Protest Nduom’s Disqualification
Some angry supporters of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) have thronged the party’s headquarters in Asylum Down to protest the disqualification of their flagbearer. The supporters led by...
December Polls Will Be A Mirage
The December 7 presidential election will not happen because the courts will place an injunction on it, Kofi Akpaloo, flag bearer of the Independent People's Party (IPP), has said. His comment...
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...
“We’ll Press On!” – Disqualified Nduom Vows
Presidential nominee of the Progressive People’s Party, Papa Kwesi Nduom has vowed to press on until the Electoral Commission rescinds the decision disqualifying him from contesting the December 7...
Too Many Political Parties Confuse the Electorate
Minority leader Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu has noted that the Electoral Commission's 'shocking' disqualification of 13 presidential candidates is long overdue. Weighing in on the impact of their...
EC Knocks Down 12 Presidential Aspirants
Twelve presidential nominees bidding to serve at the Flagstaff House---the seat of government in the 2016 December poll have found themselves in the eye of the storm. But it could get worse as...
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...
Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom
The flag bearer of the Progressive People's Party (PPP), Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, has said the party will not give up easily following his disqualification from the presidential race in the 2016...
Konadu, Others May Need Psychologists After EC Rejection
A governance expert says the Electoral Commission (EC)’s decision to reject the nomination of 13 presidential aspirants could take a heavy psychological toll on some of the candidates. David Agbe,...
EC Has Cleared ‘charlatans’ From Appearing On Ballot Paper – Ndebugri
A private legal practitioner, John Ndebugri is full of praise for the Electoral Commission (EC) and its Chairperson, Charlotte Osei, following the disqualification of 13 presidential aspirants from...