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. …
Read More »Mike Oquaye Jnr protests Dome Kwabenya parliamentary results
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 …
Read More »Tema Central NPP rejects results
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 …
Read More »Prince David Osei apologizes to NDC amid backlash
Actor Prince David Osei has issued a public apology to supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) following backlash over comments deemed disrespectful to President-elect, John Dramani Mahama. “I deeply apologize if my words during the campaign offended anyone from the NDC. We were all focused on winning, but now …
Read More »John Dumelo didn’t send SMS calling Maa Lydia a ‘Husband Killer’
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 …
Read More »Ballot paper shortage hits Yendi constituency
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 …
Read More »PWDs, aged commend EC for assisting them to vote in Hohoe
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 …
Read More »Election 2024: Prof Agyeman-Duah ‘prays’ against a hung parliament
Former United Nations Senior Governance Advisor, Professor Baffour Agyeman-Duah, has expressed the desire that the winner of Saturday’s presidential election should ideally secure a majority in parliament to ensure smoother governance, rather than a hung parliament. Professor Agyeman-Duah explained that while he is all for a parliament able to hold …
Read More »Police commend NPP, NDC after peaceful rallies in Accra
The Ghana Police Service have commended the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for their peaceful final rallies ahead of the December 7 election. The two major political parties on Thursday held rallies to climax their 2024 election campaign activities. The NDC’s event took place at …
Read More »2024 election: It’ll be difficult for NPP to get 76% votes in Ashanti region
A Senior Research fellow in Public Sector Economics, Dr George Domfeh, has stated that the New Patriotic Party(NPP) will have difficulty polling 76% of the votes in the Ashanti region in the 2024 election on Saturday, December 7. However, Dr Domfeh has predicted that the NPP can obtain 70% votes …
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