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Delegates of the National Democratic Congress in the Bole-Bamboi constituency of the newly created Savannah Region have overwhelmingly voted for former president John Mahama in the party’s presidential primary. Mahama sprinted with 750 votes while second deputy speaker of parliament Alban Bagbin had four votes, leaving Joshua Alabi and Alhaji Nurideen Iddrisu with just one vote each and the rest zero. Certified results from the Electoral Commission in the Bole-Bamboi constituency put the total valid votes cast at 756 with one rejected ballot. The constituency register had a total of 762 names. The former president’s victory in the constituency, many…

Former president John Mahama’s bid to lead the National Democratic Congress into the 2020 general elections appears to be taking shape as certified results of the party’s primary released so far by the Electoral Commission puts him in a comfortable lead. With more than 10 results declared by the EC at the respective constituencies across the country, Mahama leads with overwhelming gap with some of the six other contestants getting either a single digit or zero votes at some constituencies. Mahama sweeps 750 votes at Bole-Bamboi; Spio, Goosie, Sly Mensah get zero The results so far are lending credence to…

Officials of the National Democratic Congress in the Bodi constituency of the Western Region have described as false, media reports that former President John Mahama has taken the lead in the 2019 presidential primary. Deputy Communications Director of the party at the constituency Patrick Atta Donkor told 3news.com a while ago that polls are yet to end in the constituency, hence it cannot be correct that the EC has released official results showing Mahama in a comfortable lead. Who leads NDC in 2020? Party decides on Mahama, six others “I just cast my vote; just two minutes ago. It’s totally…

Former Deputy Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho, has said it is not within the remit of political parties to stop acts of political vigilantism in the country, as was proposed by the President, Nana Akufo-Addo, during his 3rd State of the Nation Address. Akufo-Addo Thursday said in Parliament that he has asked the leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the NDC to a dialogue on how to deal with the scourge of political vigilantism in the country. The president said if the two parties fail to heed his directive, he will be obliged to…

Flagbearer aspirant of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Goosie Tanoh, has raised red flag over the ongoing elections to choose a candidate to lead the party into the 2020 general elections. He alleged 20 cedis and food were being shared among voters in some polling stations which he did not name. According to him, he has pictures of food branded with Mahama posters were being shared to delegates at voting centres, which he said was wrong as it constitute inducement. “It’s wrong, you’re not supposed to induce people with money or other materials, particularly at a polling station, that’s wrong…

Two of the seven persons contesting to lead the National Democratic Congress into the 2020 general elections have each been denied a vote in the party’s primary currently ongoing nationwide. Chairman of the party, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo told journalists Saturday morning that the two flagbearer hopefuls, NDC cadre Goosie Tanoh and businessman Alhaji Nurideen Iddrisu, cannot vote in the presidential primary because per the party’s constitution, they do not qualify. Despite the two being candidates in the primary said: “I think Goosie Tanoh and I think Nureedeen cannot vote.” He argued that per the eligibility criteria in the party’s constitution,…

Top executives of the National Democratic Congress have intervened to get Prof. Joshua Alabi, whose name was missing from the party’s voters’ register, to cast his vote in the 2019 presidential primary of the party currently ongoing across the country. Prof. Alabi who is one of the seven persons contesting the primary to lead the NDC into the 2020 general elections, was initially prevented from casting his vote at the St. Michael polling station in the Krowor constituency Saturday because his name was not on the register. EC officials supervising the polls rejected pleas from the constituency chairman and director…

Confusion erupted Saturday morning at the Ngleshie Amanfrom constituency causing voting in the ongoing 2019 National Democratic Congress presidential primary to be suspended temporarily. The confusion was sparked by a decision by officials of the Electoral Commission to split the centre into polling stations to fast track the voting process which was slowed by the search for the names of the various delegates in the register. Some delegates who came in earlier to join a queue and were close to taking their turn to cast their ballots were infuriated by the decision to get them to form new queues based…

The Head of the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission (EOM) to Nigeria, Mrs. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has observed the Nigeria election has so far been peaceful, four hours into voting, even though voting was delayed at some polling centres. Read:[Exclusive photos] Many frustrated as delays characterise Nigeria polls The former Liberian president had earlier expressed confidence in the INEC to be able to deliver a peaceful and a credible election. She gave her optimism at a briefing for the observers at the ECOWAS Commission Headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria, on February 14, 2019. However, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the dawn…

One of the key contenders in the ongoing National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential primary, Professor Joshua Alabi, is likely to be denied the opportunity to cast his vote in the nationwide polls to select a flagbearer for the party. The name of Prof. Alabi is missing from the official register at the St Michael polling station at Nungua in Accra where he has been voting in all elections. The Electoral Commission representative supervising the election at the polling station is said to be unyielding to the pleas by the party’s chairman and  director of elections at the Krowor constituency to…