One person believed to be a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has been stabbed to death in the Asawase constituency in the Ashanti Region. Abubakar Saddiq, 37 years, was a spare parts dealer at Suame Magazine but stayed at Zaabo Zongo a suburb of Asawase. Photo File Though it is unclear why he […]
Dr Alfred Oko Vanderpuye, a National Democratic Congress aspiring Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ablekuma South Constituency has promised the constituents of a total economic transformation if he is given the mandate. Dr Oko Vanderpuye said he has the ability to improve the economic life of traders, including fish mongers, fishermen and all business
The National Democratic Congress has postponed its presidential and parliamentary primaries to November 21.The decision was taken at a National Executive Meeting held Monday.The ruling party was expected to hold the primaries on Saturday, November 7, but the general secretary of the party, Johnson Asiedu Nketia announced Monday, that challenges with vetting, printing of ballots
Ghana’s Power Minister Dr. Kwabena Donkor has reiterated his promise that the energy crisis that has bedeviled the country for over three years would be over by end of December 2015.Speaking at a sod cutting ceremony of a Ghanaian-owned power distribution firm, Enclave Power Company on Friday in Accra, Dr. Donkor stated that several infrastructural
National Youth Organizer of the main opposition New Patriotic Party, Sammy Awuku, has warned of dire consequences if his Party’s call for a new voters register is not met halfway or heeded to. In a Facebook post Friday afternoon, Awuku, whose party is taking part in a two-day stakeholders’ forum to speak to issues surrounding
The Chairperson of Electoral Commission of Ghana, Charlotte Osei, has revealed that the Commission has written to the Togolese Electoral Commission for a copy of their voters’ register. The request by the EC is to verify claims that Ghana’s voters register has thousands of foreigners on it including Togolese nationals. The EC boss was speaking
Former First Lady and Founder of the National Democratic Party (NDP) Nana Konadu Agyemang-Rawlings has alleged that some parties may have been paid to state certain positions regarding the current voters’ register at the two-day stakeholders’ forum organized by the Electoral Commission. The way forward over the register, which all stakeholders admit is flawed and
The Chair of the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC), Charlotte Osei, has pointed out that the appearance of registered voters in the roll of Ghana and other countries cannot warrant their removal from the former’s roll. According to Ms Osei, there are multiple ways of acquiring Ghanaian citizenship and the EC has no mandate to
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has written to the Electoral Commission to stop dealing with its suspended National Chairman Paul Afoko.The acting chairman, Freddie Blay, in a letter dated October 28 to the electoral body said due to the suspension “all correspondence and records” should reflect the party’s decision.However, the EC gave Afoko accreditation in
The much anticipated public forum on the call for a new voters’ register for next year’s elections will start today.A five member panel set up by the Electoral Commission will conduct the public hearings over the next two days. Political parties and civil society groups which have sent proposals to the EC over the demand
