Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) has rendered an apology to the Minority in Parliament for not being present receive their petition Tuesday. The Commission had earlier posited that the notice for the presentation was too short for the necessary arrangement to facilitate the reception since its top officials were not at the office. This comes after they...
Late Jerry John RawlingsThe final burial rites of the late former President Jerry John Rawlings have been postponed indefinitely. The funeral arrangement had initially been scheduled for December 20, 2020. But concerns raised by the Awadada, Agbotui and allied family had caused President Akufo-Addo to allow them settle all outstanding issues regarding the customary rites and select a...
To God be all the glory, great things He has done, and greater things He will do. On behalf of the Electoral Commission of Ghana, I welcome you to a significant moment in our country’s history: The Declaration of the Results of the 2020 Presidential Elections. We had aimed at delivering the results 24 hours after the Election,...
General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu says the party has taken over regions that were formally controlled by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the just-ended general elections. According to him, the NPP now controls three out of the five regions of the north, including the Savannah region where the NDC Presidential Candidate, John...
The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced eligible voters who may have misplaced their voters’ identification cards will not be disenfranchised on Monday. Addressing the media ahead of election day, Chairperson of the EC, Jean Mensa encouraged all voters who turned up to register to go out and cast their votes peacefully. “Any citizen who has misplaced his or...