ELECTIONS BOX

The Western Region has failed to elect a Council of State representative after a stalemate between the top two candidates. The two contenders out of five candidates, Eunice Buah, who is the incumbent and Nana Akomea, both secured 14 votes each out of the 28 votes cast. The election witnessed …

Former Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram Constituency Enoch Teye Mensah has won the slot to be the representative of the Greater Accra Region on the Council of State. A long-time Youth and Sports Minister in the 90s, ET Mensah polled 58 out of 58 votes to win the elections on Friday, February 12. He beat …

The Electoral Commission (EC) will today conduct elections for new regional representatives to the Council of State. 102 candidates from 16 regions have filed to contest the election which will be held at all regional capitals across the country. Prominent persons including the former Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, …

John Dramani Mahama, the petitioner in the 2020 election petition has filed a motion at the Supreme Court to reopen his case to be able to subpoena Jean Mensa, the chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC). Lawyers for the petitioner on Thursday (11 February 2021) filed the motion after the Supreme …

Spokesperson for President Nana Akufo-Addo  ( 2nd respondent) in the ongoing election petition case says the respondents are equally at liberty to subpoena the petitioner, John Dramani Mahama to testify personally in court. Providing his representative’s summary of today’s sitting and what their side intends to do should the petitioner’s …

Lawyer for the petitioner in the ongoing election petition hearing, Mr Tsikata has filed for a review of the Supreme Court ruling that the Chair of the electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, cannot be compelled to mount the witness box for cross examination. Mr Tsikata also served to subpoena Mrs …

The Supreme Court has said that the Chair of the Electoral Commission (EC) Jean Mensa and Campaign Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in last year’s elections, Peter Mac Manu, cannot be compelled to mount the witness box to be cross-examined in the ongoing election petition hearing. More soon…

Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin has suspended sitting in the House for the next three weeks effective Tuesday, February 9, 2021. This is a result of the surge in cases of COVID-19 that has plagued some Members of Parliament and their staff. A communication issued by the Speaker of Parliament noted that some 17 MPs have …

The Supreme Court has adjourned hearing of the presidential election to Thursday February 11 to give their ruling on whether or not the Chair of the Electoral Commission (EC) Jean Mensa and also the witness of the 2nd Respondent, Mr Peter Mac Manu should appear in the witness box to …

Lawyer for the 2nd respondent in the 2020 election petition hearing Akoto Ampaw has told the Supreme Court that the petitioner cannot compel them to elect a witness to appear in the witness box. During legal arguments on Tuesday, February 9 on a move by the respondents not to testify …