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Drama at EC; EOCO fights Georgina

January 16, 2018 11:45 am Add a Comment

Officers of the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO), led by its Executive Director, ACP K.K. Amoah (Rtd), together with five armed policemen, yesterday stormed the offices of the Electoral Commission (EC) in Accra, to chase out the Deputy Commissioner … Read more →

25th October: EC to begin field study into the viability of creation of more MMDAs

October 25, 2017 8:40 am Add a Comment

The Electoral Commission will from today [Wednesday], undertake a field study into the viability of the creation of more Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs). The study is line with government’s proposal for the government‘s plans to carve out four … Read more →

Why EC used GHc3.9 million to partition new 8-floor office building complex

July 24, 2017 9:47 am Add a Comment

As part of responses to the allegations levelled against her as compromising her independence and neutrality, Mrs Charlotte Osei, the chairperson of the Electoral Commission has explained why she requested for a new office complex from the presidency at Ridge … Read more →

EC ‘blows’ GH¢3.9m to partition office’

9:18 am Add a Comment

THE Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs Charlotte Osei, has explained why she requested for a new office complex for the Commission from the presidency. She, however, denied accusations that the GH¢3.9m contract for partitioning the offices did not … Read more →

Prez Akufo-Addo to engage EC to allow Ghanaians abroad to vote

May 8, 2017 6:00 am Add a Comment

PRESIDENT Akufo-Addo says his government will be working with the Electoral Commission to ensure the law allowing Ghanaians abroad to vote in the country’s elections becomes fully operational. Addressing the Ghanaian community in Togo, President Akufo-Addo expressed disbelief that 10 … Read more →

EC reschedules council of state elections

February 7, 2017 6:58 am Add a Comment

The Electoral Commission has rescheduled the upcoming Council of State elections from Thursday February 9, 2017 to Thursday, 16th February, 2017. In a letter addressed to the candidates, the EC indicated that “Electoral Commission hereby informs the candidates, Metropolitan, Municipal … Read more →

Our figures changed anytime we keyed into system – EC

December 15, 2016 3:05 pm Add a Comment

The Electoral Commission has said its results transmitted electronically were tampered with leading to a delay in the release of presidential results of last week’s election. According to a Deputy Chairperson of the Commission, Georgina Opoku Amankwaa, the figures kept … Read more →

Don’t stampede our work – EC

December 9, 2016 3:28 pm Add a Comment

THE Electoral Commission (EC) has debunked rumours that South African and Israeli information and technology (IT) experts were interfering with the electronic transmission of the December 7 election results. Mr Eric Kofi Fleming Dzakpasu, the Head of Communications of the … Read more →

Keep calm and allow EC to work – Former Prez. Kufuor

December 8, 2016 8:56 pm Add a Comment

Former President John Kufuor has urged calm as tensions build over the delay in the release of election results more than 20 hours after Wednesday’s general elections. The Electoral Commission (EC) says it is unable to declare results for the … Read more →

Expedite action on release of poll results – Peace council to EC

8:53 pm Add a Comment

The Peace Council has urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to ensure a timely certification and declaration of winners of the 2016 presidential and parliamentary polls. The Council says the delay in the release of the results to Ghanaians is creating … Read more →