Tag: EC
EC pays Election 2020 field officers
The Electoral Commission (EC) has paid in full, all 236,000 field officers who assisted in the conduct of the 2020 general election.
Dr Bossman...
Northern Development and Democratic Institute lauds Electoral Commission
Mr. Mustapha Sanah, the Executive Chairman of Northern Development and Democratic Institute, (NDDI), has commended the efforts and tenacity of the Electoral...
EC should engage auditors to review results before announcement-Care
Care Ghana, a non-governmental organization, has proposed to the Electoral Commission (EC) to engage an international audit firm to review the election results before...
Let’s celebrate the absence of long queues in 2020 election-EC
Mrs Jean Mensa, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, says Ghana ought to celebrate the absence of long queues at almost all polling stations...
Allowance for Election 2020 field operatives to be paid soon– EC
The Electoral Commission (EC) has appealed to its Election 2020 Filed Operatives to exercise patience as the Commission works acidulously to pay their allowances.
Dr...
Ghana’s 2020 election costs GH¢40.78 per voter – EC
The cost per voter in the just ended 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary elections is about GHS40.78, translating to USD7.7.
This is a reduction of almost...
EC presents election 2020 pink sheets to Wenchi High Court
The Electoral Commission (EC) on Monday, presented 16 pink sheets and other documents on the 2020 Techiman South constituency parliamentary elections to the Wenchi...
Wenchi High Court orders EC to produce original documents on Techiman South Parliamentary Results
The Wenchi High Court has ordered the Electoral Commission (EC) to produce only the original copies of documents on the Techiman South 2020 Parliamentary...
Court adjourns Essikado-Ketan Parliamentary Election Petition to March 23
A Sekondi High Court has adjourned an election petition filed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Essikado-Ketan in the 2020 elections,...
Ghana’s Supreme Court dismisses petition against EC and Akufo-Addo
The Supreme Court in Ghana Thursday dismissed an election petition brought by former Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama against Ghana's Electoral Commission (EC) and...
Supreme Court dismisses Mahama’s review application to reopen case
The Supreme Court, in a 9:0 decision, has dismissed a review application by John Dramani Mahama, praying the Court to reopen his case and...
Supreme Court to hear Petitioner’s review application to reopen case
The Supreme Court will on Monday February 22, hear another review application of John Dramani Mahama, challenging the decision of the Court to have...
High Court restrains Council of State Election in Bono East Region
A High Court in Sunyani on Friday placed an injunction on the conduct of the Council of State Elections in the Bono East Region.
Consequently,...
Election Petition: Petitioner has a strong case and not relying on respondents
Madam Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong, a Spokesperson for the Petitioner in the 2020 Presidential Election Petition trial on Thursday said the Petitioner is “definitely not...
S C dismisses petitioner’s application to compel witnesses to testify
The Supreme Court has dismissed an application by the Petitioner in the Election 2020 Petition trial to compel the EC chairperson to mount the...
Paramount Chief of Drobo to contest Council of State election
Okokyeredom Sakyi Ako II, the Paramount Chief of Drobo Traditional Area in the Jaman South Municipality of the Bono Region, has filed his nomination...
Petitioner, EC and 2nd Respondent closes their case in Election 2020 Petition trial
The Electoral Commission (EC) on Monday said it has closed its case in the ongoing election 2020 petition trial at the Supreme Court.
This follows...
EC denies votes padding allegation in Election Petition case
Mrs Jean A. Mensa, Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) has filed her witness statement in the December 7, 2020 Election Petition case currently...
Petitioner’s case is grounded on extreme speculations – EC
The Electoral Commission (EC) says Mr John Dramani Mahama's election petition is grounded on extreme speculations and ought to be dismissed by the Supreme...
GHALCA Election:Fianoo beats Koomson to retain his Chairman position in GHALCA
Mr. Cudjoe Fianoo has retained his position as the Chairman of the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) in an election held on Thursday, January...
Supreme Court grants Mahama leave to amend Petition
The Supreme Court has granted former President John Dramani Mahama’s motion for leave to amend the Election Petition challenging the validity of President Nana...
Claims in the Election Petition are contrived, have no legal basis-EC
The Electoral Commission (EC) says the full results of the December 7, 2020 Presidential Election were known to Mr John Mahama and that the...
NDC members demonstrate against election verdict at Sogakope
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) took to the principal streets of Sogakope in the South Tongu District of the Volta region to protest against...
Ho High Court restrains EC from gazetting Amewu as PM-elect
A High Court in Ho has granted an interim injunction restraining the Electoral Commission (EC) from gazetting Mr John-Peter Amewu, New Patriotic Party(NPP) Member...
Amend the Constitution to prevent Presidents from appointing EC Chair – CADeP
The Centre for Africa Development and Progress (CADeP), a Civic Society Organization, has called for the amendment of the country’s constitution to bar Presidents...
We are ready stakeholder engagement but not issues on results-EC
The Electoral Commission (EC) has said issues relating to election results petitions per the laws will require legal action to address them.
A source at...
CSOs charges EC to rescind its intent to go on recess
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), have
called on the EC to review its decision on its intended one-month long leave, in order to address the...
NDC Parliamentary caucus unable to present petition to EC
The Parliamentary Caucus of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Tuesday were unable to present its petition to the Electoral Commission’s Chairperson, Mrs Jean...
EC to initiate the process to create a new constituency in Guan
The Electoral Commission (EC) has disclosed that it will initiate processes leading to the creation of a new constituency in the Guan district when...
Group Demands Independent Audit Of 2020 Presidential results
Inter-Party Resistance Against New Voters Register (IPRAN) has called for an immediate independent audit of all presidential results in all the 38,622 polling stations...