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SALL residents deserve reparations over ‘historic injustice’-Tsatsu Tsikata

Private legal practitioner Tsatsu Tsikata has called for reparations for residents of Santrokofi, Akpafu, Likpe and Lolobi (SALL), arguing that they were unjustly denied parliamentary representation during Ghana’s 8th Parliament. According to him, the situation arose following the creation of the Oti Region under Constitutional...

EC must not serve as both regulator and auditor of political party finances – OSP

A separate Political Party Finance Audit Committee has been suggested by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). The OSP's Director of Strategy, Research, and Communication, Samuel Appiah Darko, claims that this will make Ghana's voting system more transparent. On Friday, June 27, Mr. Darko emphasized...

Absentee Special Voting Applicants Will Not Vote On Saturday – EC

Stephen Oppong, the Returning Officer of the Electoral Commission for the Sege constituency, has disclosed that persons who were absent for the special voting will not be able to vote on December 7. Oppong explained that the names of those who applied for the special...

EC urges GFP to nominate new flagbearer within 10 days

Following the death of flagbearer Madam Akua Donkor, the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP) has been asked by the Electoral Commission (EC) to choose a new presidential candidate within ten days. The EC has also temporarily stopped printing presidential ballots, which were almost finished, in response...

NDC woos support of CSOs, groups for forensic audit of voters’ register

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) stands firm on the need for an independent audit of the 2024 voters’ register. According to the Director of Elections and IT for the NDC, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, the Electoral Commission (EC) lacks the capacity to build a robust...

Be interested in Ghana having credible voter’s register and don’t be hypocrite– Edem Agbana to Peace Council, others

The National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Ketu North, Eric Edem Agbana, has called on the Peace Council and other Civil Society Organizations to actively engage in ensuring that Ghana has a credible voter’s register ahead of the 2024 general elections. Speaking in a...