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There is a possibility that the Electoral Commission (EC) will be sued by one of the political parties ahead of the December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections, Mawuse Domenu, Head of Research at the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), has said. His comments follow the numerous concerns against the ongoing voter exhibition exercise raised by the main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC). The NDC had claimed that thousands of names of its members have been removed from the newly compiled voters register. To that end, the flagbearer of the party Mr John Dramani Mahama has said he…

Former President John Dramani Mahama has decreed that all executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) should stop every campaign activity ahead of the December 7 polls, for the next three days, beginning Friday, September 25. He said the executives should rather spend time to monitor the ongoing voter exhibition exercise by the Electoral Commission (EC). The exercise, which was scheduled to end on Friday, has been extended to Sunday, September 27. Mr Mahama said a vigorous campaign will serve no purpose if the primary document on which the elections are going to be conducted is flawed, hence the need…

Chairman of the Advocacy Committee of the Ghana Federation of Disabilities Association Alexander Williams Bankole has said that the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) failed to engage them to make an input into their manifesto documents for this year’s elections. He said that for the past election years, the Federation often approaches the parties and draws their attention to some concerns. “Both parties did not engage us for their manifestos,” he told Alfred Ocansey on 3FM’s Sunrise Thursday, September 24. He added “with the previous years, we often approach the parties, send them…

Independent Presidential aspirant Marricke Kofi Gane has said that the Free Senior High School (FSHS) policy being implemented by the government is not actually free as is being claimed. In an interview with TV3 on Thursday, September 24, he called on Ghanaians to discard the notion that the policy is free because they are paying for it in one way or the other. “Free SHS is not free. It’s Ghanaians tax payers money. Let’s get that analogy out of the way. No government comes into office with its money to deal with its own issues. We all pay for them.”…

Former President John Dramani Mahama has said he will not accept the results of the 2020 presidential elections if the processes leading to it are flawed. He explained at a press conference at the headquarters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Accra on Thursday, September 24 that the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) has carried itself in a way that does not engender confidence among some political parties, ahead of the elections. Addressing journalists on the alleged missing of some names on the recently compiled voters register, the NDC flagbearer said the EC has sidestepped an important stakeholder in Ghana’s…

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Mahama has noted that the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) has taken a number of steps he described as unacceptable. He said these steps taken by the elections management body threaten the democracy of the country. The former president said at a press conference in Accra on Thursday, September 24 that the present EC has ignored cautions and suggestions by the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC), a situation he said is bad for the country. “Our party the National Democratic Congress and I have unflinching commitment to our democracy and we will do everything…

Veteran musician and a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Rex Omar, has said if given the nod in this year’s elections, the party will strengthen the creative arts industry. He said this while speaking on the Stars Zone segment on the Sunrise morning show on 3FM Wednesday, September 23. “We will merge GIJ, NAFTI and Institute of Languages to make it a fully furnished multimedia university. And in the universities, that is where we will build the studios, sound stages and lighting stages as a teaching studio, just like we have teaching hospitals. “Although it’s a teaching studio,…

The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, says legalising and regulating ‘Okada’ business will not have any adverse effect on the employment and opportunities of commercial transport drivers. Addressing a meeting of members of Garage Associations at Sunyani Magazine in the Bono Region Tuesday shortly before the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NOC), John Dramani Mahama, announced the suspension of his campaign at the same meeting following concerns about the provisional voters register, the Minority Leader explained that ‘Okada’ riders and commercial drivers already operate side by side, and that has not dwindled their opportunities. Legalising “Okad”a, Mr Iddrisu said,…

The Holy Trinity Spa & Health Farm, Sogakope will host two tennis clubs of Tesano Police Depot (Depot Tennis Club) and Kaneshie Sports Complex (Kalatec Tennis Club), both in Accra for a special weekend social tournament. The two clubs will be guests to the Farm’s newly upgraded ultra-modern tennis facilities, where they will be treated to a variety of games including tennis. The visit of the two clubs forms part of activities planned to celebrate a partnership being developed between the Farm and the Ghana Tennis Federation (GTF) towards the accreditation of the Holy Trinity SPA Tennis Courts as a…

The mother of an 18-year-old Junior High School (JHS) graduate, Kelvin Odartei, who manufactured his own car says she prophesized on her children while they were in her womb. Madam Abigail Pabi said she wanted her children to be medical doctors but Kelvin and his siblings have taken to arts which to her, has been a blessing. The 2020 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) was climaxed with an exhibition of a car manufactured by the 18-year-old second son of Madam Pabi. The innovation by this youngster has won the admiration of most people including renowned Ghanaian automobile manufacturing company, Kantanka,…