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The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has accused President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of governing the country with deception. According to Mr Mahama,  when in opposition, Mr Akufo-Addo promised the people of Ghana not to borrow to embark on development projects because in his view Ghana had a plethora of sources to generate revenue internally for the projects. Therefore, he said, turning around to borrow for projects after winning the elections smacks of dishonesty on the part of the president. “It is not slangs they use in governing the country. It is hard work,…

Ghanaians are most likely to go to the polls on December 7 with the country’s borders still closed. The entry points into the country were closed as part of measures to curtail the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the country. The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has hinted that drones could be used in the December 7 elections to patrol borders to ensure. Head of Public Affairs of the GIS, Superintendent Michael Amoako-Attah said patrolling and other operational duties have been heightened as Ghana heard to the polls. According to him, the Sector Minister had earlier this year mentioned that…

The Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has alleged that some officials at the Electoral Commission (EC) under the leadership of the previous chair, stole 4million dollars annually on the back of servicing the data centre. But, he said, the current chair of the Commission, Mrs Jean Mensah blocked the thievery from festering. The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs told TV3 Network in an interview on Wednesday November 25 that the decision to stop the unending thievery resulted in baseless allegations and propagandist claims against her by the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). The lawmaker for Suame noted that since leaving office,…

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it will not accept any massaged election results from the Electoral Commission (EC)in the December 7 elections. This follows plans by the EC to declare results of the 2020 presidential elections 24 hours after polls. The Director of Electoral Services at the Commission, Dr Serebour Quaicoe, said the elections management body is determined to do that. But at a news conference in Accra on Wednesday November 25, the Director of Election of the NDC, Elvis Afririe Ankrah, said declaring election within 24 hours is practically impossible. He said no one is forcing the EC…

A teaching consultant at the Kofi Annan International Peace Keeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), Col Festus Boahen Aboagye (Rtd) has called for vigilance on the part of all stakeholders to ensure that miscreants do not infiltrate the security agencies to foment troubles on the day of elections. Speaking on a directive given by the Inspector General of Police (IGP)  that is prescribing a particular uniform for security officers for the polls, in an interview with Alfred Ocansey on the Sunrise show on 3 92.7FM Tuesday November 24, Col Festus Boahen Aboagye (Rtd) said “It must be understood that when the IGP…

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) must provide a further and better particulars on the directive he gave to police officers to wear a particular uniform for a unique identity on election day, Col Festus Boahen Aboagye (Rtd) a teaching consultant at the Kofi Annan International Peace Keeping Training Centre ( KAIPTC), has said. In his view, the directive as given by the IGP is ambiguous therefore, clarity must be provided. The IGP James Oppong Boanuh has prescribed particular uniforms for the officers who will be deployed for the December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections. According to him, this is…

Accra Hearts of Oak head coach Edward Nii Odoom is disappointed his side couldn’t start their Ghana Premier League season with a win. The Phobians shared spoils with AshantiGold Sporting Club following Hans Kwofie’s late strike when the two sides squared off at the Accra Sports Stadium on Tuesday evening. Hearts went up two times in the game but Ashgold came back on all instances to ensure the point will be shared in the end. Speaking to the media after the game, Hearts of Oak head coach Nii Odoom said he is disappointed and the results is a painful one…

The Electoral Commission has revealed that over 17,000 voters in the Ashanti region will be taking part in the Special Voting in the region on December 1. The EC said there will be one Special Voting Centre in each of the 46 constituencies in the region with Subin having two due to the large population of those on the Special Voting list for that particular area. Ashanti Regional Director of the Electoral Commission, Bannor Bio made these known he was speaking to TV3’s Ashanti regional  correspondent Beatrice Spio-Garbrah on preparations ahead of the Special Voting. He said “Special voting is…

British High Commissioner to Ghana, Iain Walker, has said the United Kingdom will deploy 100 election observers in Ghana for the 2020 elections. Mr Walker disclosed this when he was speaking to Etornam Sey on Tv3’s New Day on Wednesday, November 25. Ghanaians will be going to the polls on December 7 to elect a president and members of parliament. Mr Walker said ”We will be working with our Australian colleagues, Canadian colleagues, colleagues from the European Union, the electoral commission. I think we have about 100 people observing the elections Asked about his assessment of Ghana’s electoral systems, he…

The first day of the validation of traders whose wares got burnt at the Odowna pedestrian shopping mall at Kwame Nkrumah Circle in the Klottey Korley Municipal Assembly of the Accra on Tuesday, November 24, 2020, recorded over one thousand traders. The validation exercise which took place at the Klottey Korley Municipal Assembly Hall with twenty personnel is being done by the Microfinance and Small Loan Centre (MASLOC). The exercise is to facilitate speedy processes of relief funds to the victims of the inferno. Hundreds of stalls at the Odawna Market at Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra were burnt on…