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20 Oct

Wontumi To Odike & Gyataba: Do You Look Like Presidential Materials? (VIDEO)

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The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Mr. Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, has said he is least surprised the Electoral Commission of Ghana disqualified Akwasi Odike from taking part in the 2020 Presidential elections. Speaking on the Wontumi Morning Show which was captured on video, the NPP Chairman popularly known as Chairman Wontumi explained that the failed flagbearer of the United Progressive Party (UPP) has never been a serious person in life and it has reflected in his political life. “Odike is not a smart guy…He doesn’t even value himself as a Presidential candidate. The Bible says whoever can’t take…

20 Oct

‘There Won’t Be Flawed Elections’ – EC Fires Back At Mahama

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'There Won’t Be Flawed Elections' – EC Fires Back At Mahama The Chair of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) says there is no reason to have flawed elections this year given the transparency that has characterized the process so far. Jean Adukwei Mensa says if, for nothing at all, the current Commission has been extremely open, so far, with the citizenry as regards the processes leading up to the exercise to be held on Monday, December 7. She, therefore, asked political elements making allegations against the Commission of a potential flawed election to cease that “onslaught”. Mrs. Mensa expressed these…

20 Oct

FULL TEXT: EC Disqualifies 5 Presidential Aspirants Ahead Of Election 2020

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FULL TEXT: EC Disqualifies 5 Presidential Aspirants Ahead Of Election 2020 LET THE CITIZEN KNOW 19TH OCTOBER 2020 ADDRESS DELEIVERED BY MRS. JEAN MENSA, CHAIRPERSON OF THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION, ON DECLARATION OF RESULTS FROM THE FILING OF NOMINATIONS BY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR THE 2020 ELECTIONS ON MONDAY THE 19TH OF OCTOBER, 2020 AT 4:00 PM Good afternoon citizens of Ghana and our friends from the media. We thank the good Lord for this day. His Grace and Mercy has brought us this far and will lead us to peaceful, credible, transparent and fair elections December, 2020 in Jesus’ mighty Name.…

19 Oct

Election 2020: EC Disqualifies Five Presidential Candidates, 12 Cleared To Contest

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Election 2020: EC Disqualifies Five Presidential Candidates, 12 Cleared To Contest The Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) has disqualified five flagbearers from contesting this year’s presidential elections. The five are Kwesi Addai Odike, Kofi Koranteng, Kofi Game, Kwesi Busumbru and Nana Agyenim Boateng. The Chair of the EC, Jean Mensa said in a media briefing on Monday October 19 that there were issues with the forms of the disqualified persons. She further noted that the Commission will report those that centre on criminality to the Ghana Police Service for further investigations. In all, 12 aspirants were qualified to contest the elections.…

11 Oct

2020 Polls: EC To Announce Qualified Aspirants For Presidency Next Week

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2020 Polls: EC To Announce Qualified Aspirants For Presidency Next Week The Electoral Commission’s(EC) technical and Information Technology teams tasked to scrutinize the presidential nomination forms would submit their report to the EC Chair on Monday. According to the Commission, the results of the qualified aspirants for the next stage would be announced to the public by next week. As of Friday, October 9, which marked the end of the filing of nominations, a total of 17 presidential aspirants had put themselves up to contest for the presidential election in December 2020. Three of the Presidential Aspirants who filed the nominations…

10 Oct

Seventeen Presidential Aspirants File Nomination To Contest For December Elections

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Seventeen Presidential Aspirants File Nomination To Contest For December Elections As of Friday, October 9, which marked the end of the filing of nominations, a total of 17 presidential aspirants have put themselves up to contest for the presidential election in December 2020. Three of the Presidential Aspirants who filed the nominations are hoping to go as independent candidates when cleared by the EC, while 14 are aspirants from political parties. The process, which began on Monday, saw three aspirants presenting on Tuesday, two on Wednesday, seven on Thursday and five on Friday, which is the close of the…

08 Oct

Someone Should Snatch JM’s Nomination Forms And Run Away With It- Wontumi (VIDEO)

Kakra NunuFeatured, NewsChairman Wontumi, EC, John Mahama, NDC, President Akufo-Addo

The Ashanti Regional Chairman is calling on true members of the National Democratic Congress to come up with a plan an snatch the nomination forms for former President Mahama before he submits it to the Electoral Commission of Ghana. In an address on the Wontumi Morning Show, the NPP Chairman noted that it would be a waste of time to allow the flagbearer of the NDC to submit his forms since he was not going to win the party election 2020. “If I were a member of the NDC, I would ambush John Mahama and prevent him submitting his forms.…

03 Oct

A/R: EC Clears Voter Registration Backlog In Asawase Constituency

Jackson Odom KpakpoNewsAsawase, EC

A/R: EC Clears Voter Registration Backlog In Asawase Constituency The Electoral Commission (EC) has cleared the backlog of applicants for the special voters’ registration following the inability of officials to register all persons who turned up for the exercise on Thursday at the Asawase constituency of the Ashanti Region. The exercise was generally smooth at various district offices in the Ashanti Region except for the Asawase constituency where many applicants complained about the slow pace of the process. According to EC officials, only fourteen eligible applicants at the constituency who were unable to register on Thursday have been given the…

29 Sep

Kwesi Pratt Speaks About Placing Injunction On The 2020 Elections

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The Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr., has declared that an injunction could be placed on the 2020 general elections should the Electoral Commission (EC) disenfranchise even one voter before elections are held. Speaking on Peacefm’s Kokrooko show which was monitored by Wontumionline.com, the seasoned journalist warned the EC not disenfranchise anybody stating that “nobody should be disenfranchised. One person can go to court and place an injunction on the election.” He also revealed that he was not happy with the conduct of the EC pointing out that the first provisional register the institution handed over to…

27 Sep

We’re Not Out To Cheat Any Party – EC

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We’re Not Out To Cheat Any Party – EC The Electoral Commission of Ghana has said it has retrieved almost all the voter names that went missing on the newly-compiled voter roll. Director of Electoral Services at the EC, Dr Serebour Quaicoe, told Samson Lardi Anynini on Accra-based Joy FM’s Newsfile programme on Saturday, 26 September 2020 that the ongoing exhibition exercise is part of the electoral roll compilation meant to allow the election management body to correct any detected errors or anomalies. “That’s why we call this one provisional register. A provisional register in the sense that it’s not final,” he…