US Presidential Election 2012
I will first begin with the Obama administration and its policy toward Liberia. The administration was faced with a weak economy left by the Bush government. When Obama took office in 2009,...
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Nkrumah Destooled Chiefs, Not Busia, Mr. Mahama
It is an unquestionable reflection of the questionable character of a leader who has absolutely no remarkable sense of decorum, for President John Dramani Mahama to hold a rally in Suhum, where I...
Anxiety Over Election Timetable
Private Legal practitioner, Akoto Ampaw, has written a letter to the Electoral Commission, demanding answers to seven questions following his fears that the election timetable on December 7, may be...
NPP Caused Akufo-Addo’s Defeat In 2008/2012 Elections
A national communications team member of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Uncle Ebo, has said some top officials within the elephant family, caused Nana Akufo Addo’s defeat in the 2008 and...
Lawsuits Won’t Affect December 7 Elections – Atuguba
A Private Legal Practitioner, Raymond Atuguba, is optimistic the general elections will come off on December 7, despite the several suits the Electoral Commission has been saddled with ahead of the...
I Won’t Recuse Myself From Konadu’s Case
An Accra High Court, presided over by Justice Kyei Baffour, has dismissed an application by the Electoral Commission (EC) asking him to recuse himself from the case in which the National Democratic...
Put Our Anxiety To Rest; Answer These 7 Questions
A private legal practitioner has tabled his concerns to the Electoral Commissioner regarding the December 7 election not coming off as scheduled in a 7 questions letter. In the letter Thursday, Akoto...
EC Can’t Willingly Call For Recount of Election Results
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs Charlotte Osei has hinted that she may stop the declaration of the results of the forthcoming presidential elections and call for a recount if the...
Five Divine Laws That Will Determine the Winner
Americans are looking forward to electing a president on Nov. 8, 2016. The electioneering campaigns are in top gears, all the presidential candidates have had erratic poll numbers, endorsements, huge...
Hassan Ayariga To Contest December Elections Following Court Ruling
An Accra High Court has ruled in favour of flagbearer of the All People's Congress, Hassan Ayariga in a case where the APC flag bearer is challenging his disqualification from this year's...
Forgive Errors As You Were Forgiven For 2012 Mistakes
Raymond Atuguba, counsel for PNC Presidential candidate has argued in court that the Electoral Commission was unreasonable in disqualifying his client, Dr. Edward Mahama from the 2016 presidential...
EC Faces Off With PPP At Supreme Court In Bid To Overturn Ruling To Reinstate Nduom
The Supreme Court will be the venue for a fierce legal tussle between EC’s lawyer, Thaddeus Sory and PPP’s lawyer Ayikoi Otoo, as it hears a suit challenging a High Court decision to overturn the...
EC Employing Diversionary Tactics To Rig Dec. 7 Polls – PPP
The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has claimed the recent actions, including the disqualification of its presidential nominee, by Ghana’s Electoral Commission, is a diversionary tactic geared...
IPAC Not Court To Adjudicate – EC
The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has said that the Inter-party advisory Committee (IPAC) is not the platform to resolve issues based on legality for disqualifying presidential candidate. EC...
Court Cases Won’t Affect Dec 7 Elections – EC Boss
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission Charlotte Osei has given the assurance that the numerous law suits against the commission will not affect the December 7, date set for the polls. According...
The Inexperience, Incompetence And Arrogance Of The Electoral Commissioner Is Becoming Dangerous
The Electoral Commissioner does not appear to understand that the letter and spirit of the 1992 Constitution on the representation of the people enjoins her to ensure that every political party and...
Charlotte Osei’s Arrogance Is Becoming Dangerous – Martin Amidu
Former Attorney-General Martin Amidu says Electoral Commission Chairperson, Mrs Charlotte Osei does not appear to understand her constitutional obligations. According to him, the “letter and spirit...
EC Boss Has Already ‘rigged’ December 7 Polls
The Chair of the Electoral Commission from day one “rigged” the forthcoming December 7 polls in favour of her "preferred candidates" from day one, former Attorney General Martin Amidu has said....
Sir, Go Ahead and Vote For Your Man
To GIMPA Professor: Sir, go ahead and vote for your man Electorates wait for their turn to vote at a polling station. File photo. Journalists are like lawyers; we look up to our seniors and quote...
The Pooling Effect
"...until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned: That until there are no longer first-class and second class citizens...