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Last day for Nduom – Supreme court tames EC

November 8, 2016 11:07 am Add a Comment

The Supreme Court in a unanimous decision yesterday ordered the Electoral Commission (EC) headed by Charlotte Osei, to allow the 12 disqualified presidential candidates to correct errors on their nomination forms ahead of the December polls. The seven-member panel of … Read more →

Court orders EC to put Paa Kwesi Nduom back on the ballot

October 28, 2016 2:48 pm Add a Comment

An Accra High Court has ordered the Electoral Commission to afford the Progressive People’s Party candidate Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom the opportunity to make the necessary corrections on their nomination form.According to the Court, the EC did not afford the … Read more →

You can go to hell – EC to Nana Konadu

October 14, 2016 12:48 pm Add a Comment

The Electoral Commission has told NanaKonaduAgyeman Rawlings, flagbearer of the National Democratic Party (NDP) in plain words that, it cannot rescind its decision to disqualify her. In a letter to the Electoral Commission through her solicitors, Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa&Ankomah, the NDP … Read more →

Put my name back on the list – Mrs. Rawlings orders EC

October 13, 2016 2:19 pm Add a Comment

Former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings has accused the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission Charlotte Osei of illegally disqualifying her from the 2016 presidential race.Speaking to the BBC’s Akwesi Sarpong in an interview on Wednesday, Mrs Rawlings demanded that her … Read more →

PHOTO: Dr. Nduom presents proof EC also makes mistakes

1:46 pm Add a Comment

The 2016 Progressive Peoples’ Party’s Presidential candidate says the Electoral Commission (EC) failed to properly fill a receipt yet it was bold enough to disqualify him over administrative errors. Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom who is set to challenge his disqualification … Read more →

EC gives reasons why Ayariga, Nduom and 11 other aspirants were disqualified

October 10, 2016 7:11 pm Add a Comment

The Electoral Commission (EC) today [Monday], disqualified as many as thirteen presidential aspirants from contesting in the 2016 elections. The disqualified aspirants include Hassan Ayariga’s All People’s Congress (APC), the People’s National Convention’s (PNC) Dr. Edward Mahama, the Progressive People’s Party’s (PPP) Dr. … Read more →

EC ‘rejects’ Nana Addo’s filing fees

September 29, 2016 12:53 pm Add a Comment

The Electoral Commission has declined accepting a GHC50,000 filing fee from the New Patriotic Party’s presidential candidate, Nana Akufo-Addo. The EC cited a case filed by the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) challenging the legality of the Commission’s decision to take … Read more →

Kufuor jabs EC over 2016 polls

August 11, 2016 12:11 pm Add a Comment

President John Agyekum Kufuor in a group photograph with International Republican Institute (IRI) and National Democratic Institute (NDI) delegation Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has cautioned the Electoral Commission (EC) to be transparent and accountable in order for Ghana to … Read more →

Bawumia was not verified at home – EC

August 10, 2016 8:54 am Add a Comment

The Electoral Commission is unable to confirm bribery allegations leveled against vice presidential candidate of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, during the just ended voter exhibition exercise. Dr. Bawumia has been accused by the governing National Democratic … Read more →

NPP to EC: Be transparent

August 5, 2016 8:09 am Add a Comment

The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has served notice that it would not sit down for any individual or group of persons to rig the 2016 general election, which they are confident of winning, urging the Electoral Commission (EC) to … Read more →