According to Justin Frimpong Kodua, general secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), any candidate who tries to bribe delegates during the presidential primary will face consequences. He claims that doing this will contribute to making November 4th a fair and transparent procedure. The General Secretary stated in an …
Read More »MP pleads for calm in Offinso chieftaincy dispute
Regarding the chieftaincy issues in the Offinso traditional region, Hon. Augustine Collins Ntim, Member of Parliament (MP) for Offinso North Constituency and Deputy Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, has urged for calm. In an interview with Ghanatodayonline today, the MP encouraged the irate citizens of Offinso North to …
Read More »35,732 delegates to cast ballots in the Ashanti Region NPP presidential contest
The Ashanti Region’s 35,732 delegates are anticipated to cast ballots in the NPP presidential primaries. There will be elections in each of the Region’s 47 constituencies on November 4, 2023. In an interview in Kumasi, Ashanti Regional Research and Elections Officer Stephen Owusu told the media that the region was ready and …
Read More »The voters register exhibition begins tomorrow
The Electoral Commission (EC) has declared that from tomorrow, Friday, November 3, to next Tuesday, November 7, all 38,622 polling places nationwide will exhibit the provisional voters register concurrently. According to the EC, the exercise will take place daily from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. to allow eligible voters to …
Read More »Dr Bawumia rounds up nationwide flagbearer campaign with rally in Bolga
Leading candidate for the governing NPP’s flagbearer position, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, concluded his national campaign at a rally in Bolga, the regional capital of the Upper East. The rally, which was attended by thousands of party members in the Upper East Region, the chairmen of the Ashanti, Eastern, Greater Accra, …
Read More »EC failed to convene IPAC meeting over voter’s register exhibition – PNC
Janet Nabla, General Secretary of the People’s National Convention (PNC), has voiced concerns with the EC’s inability to call a meeting of the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) prior to announcing the exhibition. “The exhibition exercise is fine, but I don’t know if it’s because this one is not political, that’s …
Read More »Chief threatens to move spillage victims to Saglemi Affordable Housing
The Manklalo of the Battor Traditional Area, Togbe Borbordzi VII, has made hints that if the government doesn’t take immediate action to relocate him and his people, who were recently forced to moved from their homes due to flooding caused by the Akosombo Dam spill, they would be forced to relocate …
Read More »Haruna Iddrisu raises concerns over sale of Vodafone for less than $100m
The Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu is demanding answers from government on the purported sale of Vodafone Ghana for less than 100 million dollars. The immediate past Minority Leader says his sources revealed that although the telecommunication firm worth 1 billion dollars, it has been allegedly sold …
Read More »State presses new charges against Cecilia Dapaah’s maid and seven other people
New accusations have been brought by State Prosecutors in the High Court against Cecilia Abena Dapaah, the former Minister for Sanitation’s housemaid. The 18-year-old Patience Botwe and seven other individuals are accused of pilfering money worth $1 million, 300,000 euros, and other assets. They were brought before the Circuit Court …
Read More »EC Chair Jean Mensa to appear before Parliament over limited registration exercise
On Wednesday, November 8, 2023, the Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson, Jean Mensa, is scheduled to appear before Parliament. The recent limited voter registration exercise, which resulted in the registration of over 600,000 new voters, will be briefed to the House by the EC Chair. The Minority in Parliament has criticized …
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