ELECTIONS BOX

The Electoral Commission (EC) has vowed to go after persons who flout the rules and regulations for the upcoming voters’ registration exercise. The Commission on Thursday, August 17 announced that persons who have turned 18 years since 2021 can now register for the voter’s card. Speaking at a news conference …

In a bid to ensure transparent and fair elections, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is implementing a series of measures, including the banning of machomen and mobile phones at voting centers during the party’s impending super delegates conference. These decisions were made during a recent party meeting, where members discussed …

Former Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen says the New Patriotic Party (NPP) should elect a presidential candidate who is marketable enough to represent the party in the 2024 general election. According to the NPP flagbearer hopeful, if the party is not ready to go into opposition, then …

The MP for the Dome-Kwabenya constituency, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has revealed that she will join the New Patriotic Party (NPP) primaries ahead of the 2024 elections. She said she had been quiet about her decision because she wanted to announce it at the right time. The former Minister for Gender …

The Member of Parliament for Akim Abuakwa South, Samuel Atta Akyea, has criticized former President John Dramani Mahama’s decision to run for president for the fourth consecutive time. While not mentioning Mahama by name, Atta Akyea compared the National Democratic Congress (NDC) nominating Mahama as their presidential candidate to presenting …

A viral image of a billboard suggesting that Ghanaian footballer Asamoah Gyan intends to participate in the parliamentary primaries for the New Patriotic Party in the Bortianor Ngleshie-Amanfro constituency has been refuted by Samuel Anim Addo, who is known as Gyan’s agent and spokesperson. In an exclusive interview with GhanaWeb, …

Political Science Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr Kwame Asah-Asante, has expressed shock over the push for Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang to be changed as running mate for NDC’s flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama. Reports suggest that the likes of business mogul, Sam Jonah, former deputy chief of staff, Dr …

During a meeting with communicators of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) at Jubilee House on August 2, 2023, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo emphasized that no President can impose a candidate on the party against its wishes. He asserted that the NPP is not a party that subscribes to a …

A group comprising of 46 Ghanaian citizens have withdrawn a petition they made to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to remove the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa, and her deputies. According to a report by graphic.com.gh, the 46 citizens are part of the pressure group, #FixTheCountry. The report …

New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential hopeful, Kennedy Agyapong, has explained why he sometime ago referred to members of his party as foolish. Speaking to members of the NPP at the Berekum East Constituency in the Bono Region, Ken Agyapong said that he described members of his party as foolish because …