Tag Archives: Electoral Commission

The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) is demanding the immediate resignation of Dr. Peter Appiahene and Hajia Salima Ahmed Tijani as members of the Electoral Commission (EC). The two who were recently appointed by President Akufo-Addo to the electoral management body have been described by the National Democratic Congress …

Good morning, our friends from the media. The NDC Minority in Parliament is pleased to welcome you to this very urgent press engagement. We are quite sure many of you followed and reported on events in the Chamber last night, which showcased our opposition to an attempt by the Jean …

The Electoral Commission has  that the Chairperson, Jean Mensa, disrespected Parliament by not honouring an invitation from the House. The EC disclosed in a statement that the letter inviting the Chairperson to brief Parliament on the draft CI on the registration of voters was received a day prior to the …

The Electoral Commission has denied reports that some 200,000 field staff who worked during the 2020 elections have not been paid. In a statement, the EC described the reports as false and an attempt to malign and impugn the integrity of the commission. “The EC has to date paid all …

Ghana’s former President John Dramani Mahama appears not pleased with the work output of some key institutions in the country as he wants them to do more. According to Mr. Mahama, a state institution such as the Electoral Commission (EC) owes it a sacred duty of care to the people …

The President of the 4th  Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has asked Ghanaians to say no to persons who have made it their passion to make disparaging remarks against the Judiciary and the Electoral Commission for selfish, parochial and partisan reasons. According to President Akufo-Addo, “Just as Government …

The Electoral Commission (EC) has clarified the new Constitutional Instrument (CI) on proof of citizenship for purposes of electoral registration. According to Deputy Chairman of the Electoral Commission in charge of Corporate Services, Dr. Bossman Asare, the CI in which the Ghana Card is listed as the only proof of …

Former Electoral Commission (EC) boss, Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, is warning of possible multiple voting and ballot stuffing in the 2024 polls should the Commission’s proposed Constitutional Instrument receive parliamentary approval. Dr. Afari-Gyan defines multiple voting as “where one person votes more than once.”   Ballot stuffing on the other hand, …

The Electoral Commission (EC) has dismissed reports that it will compile a new register for the 2024 Elections. Maintaining that the register which was compiled for the 2020 Election was still credible, the Commission says it was instead putting in place measures to ensure the continuous registration of persons onto …

The Chair of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC), Jean Adukwei Mensa, and her two deputies, Dr Bossman Eric Asare and Samuel Tettey, have filed a suit at the Supreme Court against Oliver Barker-Vormawor, the Chief Justice and the Attorney General for the leakage of the petition seeking their removal in …