Tag: Electoral Commission
Applicant has not shown exceptional circumstance for review application of interrogatories – EC
The Electoral Commission (EC) has opposed to a motion on notice for review in respect of a dismissed application for interogatories.
The Supreme Court unanimously...
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...
EC to conduct Council of State elections on February 12
The Electoral Commission has fixed Friday February 12 as the day to conduct Elections to elect Regional Representatives to the Council of State.
A...
Mahama prays Supreme Court to stay proceedings in Election Petition
The National Democratic Congress flagbearer John Dramani Mahama has filed a stay of proceedings in the ongoing Election 2020 Petition case at 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...
Mr Mahama files motion asking the EC to admit error in Presidential election results
The 2020 Presidential candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr John Dramani Mahama, has filed a motion at the Supreme Court asking the...
Uganda’s Museveni maintains lead in provisional results of presidential polls
Uganda's incumbent President Yoweri Museveni on Friday maintained the lead in the Thursday's polls, pitting him prominent pop star, according the provisional results released...
Museveni takes big lead in Uganda presidential poll
dpa/GNA – Incumbent Yoweri Museveni took a strong lead in Uganda’s hotly contested presidential election, the electoral commission said on Saturday.
Long-time autocrat Museveni,...
Nothing like Majority or Minority in Parliament- NDC Caucus
The National Democratic Congress Caucus on Thursday insisted that the NPP Group cannot claim majority in the House despite a letter by Mr Andrew...
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...
Uganda’s electoral body gets ready for elections
Uganda's electoral body on Wednesday said it's ready to conduct the presidential and parliamentary elections slated for Thursday.
"All the districts in the country have...
Uganda beefs up security in capital ahead of Thursday polls
The Ugandan military and police have stepped up security in and around the capital Kampala ahead of the presidential and parliamentary elections slated for...
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...
Uganda’s electoral body issues guidelines on use of cameras, recording devices at polling stations
Uganda's Electoral Commission on Sunday issued new guidelines on the use of cameras and recording devices at polling centers as the country's general elections...
Former President John Mahama files motion for amendment of Election Petition
Former President John Dramani Mahama is praying the Supreme Court through a motion to amend the election petition he filed challenging validity of President...
NPP candidate petitions Court against Savelugu Constituency election results
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) 2020 Parliamentary Candidate for Savelugu Constituency in the Northern Region, Mr Muhammed Abdul-Samed Gunu, has filed a petition at...
Uganda’s electoral body starts distributing materials for general elections
Uganda's Electoral Commission on Wednesday started dispatching electoral materials to different parts of the country ahead of the Jan. 14 general elections.
Justice Simon Byabakama,...
Ghana: NDC MPs occupy majority half of Parliament
The National Democratic Congress' (NDC) Members of Parliament have occupied the majority side of the house.
Clad in white, they took occupancy...
Hohoe High Court adjourns Kofi Adams, EC case sine dine
A Hohoe High Court, on Wednesday, adjourned sine dine a case before it seeking to place an "order of perpetual injunction" restraining Mr Kofi...
EC prepares to file response at Supreme Court
The Electoral Commission (EC) is preparing to file its response as the First Respondent to the election petition filed by Former President John Dramani...
Kofi Adams, EC sued over December 7 Parliamentary election
Some 13 voters from the Oti Region have sued Kofi Adams, National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament-elect for the Buem Constituency and the...
Minority MPs would not respond to social media invitation – Haruna Iddrisu
The Minority Leader, Mr Haruna Iddrisu, has said the Minority Caucus would not respond to social media invitation by the Ghana Police Service regarding...
CSOs petition Supreme Court over live telecast of 2020 elections dispute hearings
Some Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) championing issues of free, fair and transparent elections in the country are praying the Supreme Court of Ghana, the...
Presidential and Parliamentary elections credible-CePTOM
Centre for Performance Tracking and Outcome Mapping (CePTOM), an election observer group, says from the perspective of project management, 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections...
Calm returns to Hohoe after NDC protest
Calm has returned to the Hohoe Constituency after a protest by the Hohoe National Democratic Congress (NDC) was halted by Atabu Asafo warriors.
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NDC Hohoe demonstrators in a deadlock with Asafo group
Supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Hohoe Constituency were stranded during a demonstration to present a petition to the Electoral Commission...
Ghana’s opposition party to challenge election results
A senior official of Ghana's opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) told local media on Saturday that the party will challenge the presidential...
Gazette of Hohoe Parliamentary results will not affect Court’s Order
Lawyer Nelson Kporha, Counsel for the applicants in the Hohoe Parliamentary election injunction case, says although the Electoral Commission (EC) has gazetted the Hohoe...
Ensure justice before you call for peace-NDC
The Upper East Regional National Democratic Congress (NDC) has urged stakeholders demanding peace in the country to first ensure that justice prevails in the...