Elections

Paul Yandoh has placed third in the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Ashanti Regional Secretary election after securing 105 votes in the contest held on Saturday, August 15. Yandoh, who previously served as the party’s Ashanti Regional Communications Officer, left the position to contest the regional secretaryship. Francis Adomako won the race with 492 votes, while Michael Amoah Awuku placed second …

Former Minister of Health, Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye, has been elected the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Greater Accra Regional Chairman after securing a decisive victory in the party’s regional executive elections held on Saturday, August 15. Dr Okoe-Boye polled 490 votes to defeat Alfred Boye, who secured 172 votes, giving him a winning margin of 318 votes. His election comes at …

Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, popularly known as COKA, has won the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional chairmanship election after securing a decisive victory in the regional contest held on Saturday, August 15. COKA polled 658 votes to emerge victorious in the keenly contested race, defeating Dr Henry Kwabena Kokofu, former Member of Parliament for Bantama and former Chief Executive Officer …

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has refuted allegations that it is unfairly targeting the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in its ongoing investigations into alleged vote-buying during political party primaries. The OSP clarified that its investigations into both the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) presidential primaries and the NDC’s Ayawaso East parliamentary primaries are being conducted strictly in accordance with …

The wife of the leader for the New Force Movement has finally put lingering accusations to rest as she addresses her husband’s low votes at the just-ended general elections. Unconfirmed news went rife: Nana Kwame Bediako recorded just one vote at a polling station where he and his family voted. Subtly addressing suspicion that she failed to vote for her …

Parliamentary candidate of the New Patriotic Party Mike Ocquaye Jnr is protesting the Dome Kwabenya parliamentary results. He insists declaration of the results in favour of the National Democratic parliamentary candidate, Faustina Elikplim Akrugu was invalid. Madam Elikplim was declared the winner last night after votes tallied indicated that she crossed the 50 percent mark. This landmark win represents the first time …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has rejected the parliamentary results for the Tema Central constituency announced by the Electoral Commission (EC). The collation, which began at the Chemu Senior High Technical School on Saturday night, was relocated to the Tema Regional Police Command on Monday, December 9, 2024, following disagreements that escalated into police firing teargas. The incident resulted in …

Claim: X users @NanaKwame_off, @GrefDuah, and @AmoakoKwam claim NDC Parliamentary candidate for Ayawaso West Wuogon, John Dumelo, called Maa Lydia a husband killer in bulk SMS to constituents. Verdict: False Explanation: The Ghana Fact-Checking Coalition checked with multiple voters in the constituency and they denied receiving a message with such content from John Dumelo. We subjected the screenshot of the alleged text to Forensically, a …

Yendi has been gripped by a shortage of ballot papers, causing tensions among political parties. Suhuyini Saharan, a Joy News reporter, disclosed that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) alleged discrepancies in the distribution process, claiming some ballot papers went missing after being collected from the Electoral Commission (EC) and transported through regional and constituency channels. According to the NDC, the …

Some Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) and the aged in the Hohoe Constituency, have applauded measures put in place by the Electoral Commission (EC) to give them priority during the exercise.   Peter Dornyame, a 67-year-old Person with Disability (PWD), speaking with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) after voting said he was happy with how he was treated.   He said the EC …