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15 Mar

JM Would’ve Canceled 2020 Elections And Declared A State Of Emergency If He Were President- Sammy Binfoh (VIDEO)

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Millions of Ghanaians would have been denied their right to vote in the 2020 general elections, if Mr. Mahama had acted as President of Ghana, a member of the New Patriotic Party has said. Sammy Binfoh Dakwa in an address on Wontumi TV’s Nsempa Fie show stated that former President John Mahama would have used the issue of COVID-19, as an excuse to deny Ghanaians their right to vote. “If Mahama was Ghana’s President, Ghanaians wouldn’t have voted last year. He would have declared a state of emergency but under Akufo-Addo we went on with our new voters’ registration and…

26 Feb

EC, Akufo-Addo Also File Closing Addresses In Election Petition Case

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EC, Akufo-Addo Also File Closing Addresses In Election Petition Case The Electoral Commission and President Akufo-Addo have joined John Mahama in filing closing addresses ahead of judgment day in the election petition. Mr. Mahama went to Court on December 30, 2021, to challenge the validity of the Electoral Commission’s declaration December 9 declaration of Nana Akufo-Addo as President of the Republic. He contended that Nana Akufo-Addo failed to obtain the requisite number of votes to be declared the winner. He is thus asking the Supreme Court to among other things declare the 2020 presidential polls null and void and…

10 Feb

EC, Akufo-Addo Lawyers Right Not To Let Any Witness Mount Witness Box- Dr. Kwasi Kyei

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EC, Akufo-Addo Lawyers Right Not To Let Any Witness Mount Witness Box- Dr. Kwasi Kyei Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Kwasi Kyei Darkwa says it is a good decision by both lawyers of the Electoral Commission (EC) and Nana Akufo-Addo not to let any witness mount the witness box in the election petition. According to him, the NDC have no figures to juxtapose the total figures of the 2020 election results. Participating on the Talk Ghana Political programme which is aired on Wontumi Radio/TV, Dr. Kwasi Kyei affirmed that, the election petition case was supposed…

08 Nov

We are 95% Prepared For 2020 Elections – EC Declares

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We are 95% Prepared For 2020 Elections - EC Declares The Electoral Commission says it is 95% prepared for the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections. In her briefing before parliament on the preparation by the EC for the polls, the EC Chair Mrs. Jean Mensa assured Ghanaians and parliamentarians they are prepared for the elections. The EC she disclosed the Commission has procured a wide variety of election materials which includes ballot boxes, identification jackets, rechargeable lamps, thumbprint stamp, stationary and others have been distributed to the various polling stations across the country. Mrs. Mensa said the commission haS procured…

31 Oct

Don’t Allow Yourselves To Be Used By Politicians For Election Violence – EC To Youth

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Don’t Allow Yourselves To Be Used By Politicians For Election Violence – EC To Youth The Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson, Jean Mensa has charged the youth to avoid being used as instruments of violence in the run-up to the general elections. She said the possibility of losing one’s life should be enough to deter young people from engaging in electoral violence. Interacting with first-time voters under the auspices of Youth Bridge Foundation on Thursday, Madam Jean Mensa said she regrets the involvement of young people in electoral violence. “I would like to use this opportunity to call on the youth…

26 Oct

Flawed Elections Are Not Possible Under Current System – EC

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Flawed Elections Are Not Possible Under Current System – EC The Electoral Commission (EC) has said fears that the upcoming elections on December 7 could be flawed are untenable because the system it operates is airtight. Deputy EC Commissioner in charge of Corporate Services, Dr Eric Bossman Asare, said because the electoral system the EC is following is firmly grounded in law, a flawed election is impossible. “You can never have a flawed election the way our system operates. When you look at the current C.I. [Constitutional Instrument] we are operating with, it talks about a Regional Collation Officer who will…

26 Oct

About 30,000 People Disqualified From Voting On Dec 7 – EC

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About 30,000 People Disqualified From Voting On Dec 7 – EC The Electoral Commission (EC) has disclosed that about 30,000 out of the over 16 million people who took part in the voter registration exercise have been disqualified. Deputy EC Commissioner in charge of Corporate Services, Dr Eric Bossman Asare, said about 14,000 of the 30,000 disqualified voters have been put on the Exceptions List while about 16,000 names have been put on the Multiple List. A name is put on the Exceptions List after it has been excluded from the Provisional Register on grounds of disqualification – registration outside the stipulated…

25 Oct

Prophecies From Pastors Won’t Save You From Your 2nd Disgrace- Chairman Wontumi To Mahama

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Prophecies from men of God won’t save the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama from suffering his second defeat in the hands of President Akufo-Addo, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party has said. Mr. Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, in an interview on the Security Tips Show which was monitored by Wontumionline.com, boldly stated that Mr. Mahama’s best in the impending elections would be to place second just like his image would be placed on the ballot paper by the Electoral Commission. According to the NPP Chairman widely known as Chairman Wontumi, “Pastors can prophesy on you…

23 Oct

EC’s Transfer And Proxy Voters Exercise Ends Today

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EC’s Transfer And Proxy Voters Exercise Ends Today The Electoral Commission (EC) has extended the period for transfer of votes and proxy votes to today, Friday, October 23. The EC announced this in a statement and added that the exercise was to allow registered voters, particularly security officials who would be on special duties at different constituencies, and students to apply to the Returning Officer of the Constituency for transfer. Successful applicants will then be included in the Transferred Voters’ list of their preferred voting location. The exercise, which began on October 20, was initially scheduled to end on Thursday, October…

22 Oct

There Can’t Be Rigging In The Election; Stop Disturbing EC! – Kabila Jabs NDC

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There Can't Be Rigging In The Election; Stop Disturbing EC! - Kabila Jabs NDC James Kwabena Bomfeh, former General Secretary of the Convention People's Party (CPP), has jumped to the defence of the Electoral Commission (EC) over claims that the Commission wants to rig the 2020 elections. The rigging allegation has resurfaced following an altercation by the Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Boamah Otukonor at EC headquarters during a ceremony for the political parties to select the positions of their Presidential candidates on the ballot paper. The candidates comprise President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic…