A Private Legal Practitioner and member of the Communications Team of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Lawyer Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe, has backed the clarion call of the party’s flagbearer on all members of the largest opposition party to participate in the upcoming mass registration exercise for new voter’s identification card for the 2020 general election. He said Mr Mahama’s call on party ...

The Ministry of Railways Development has signed an agreement with DongFang Electric International Corporation for the supply of rolling stock and 35 standard gauge trains. Total value of the standard gauge trains is estimated at $243,600,000. Minister of Railways Development, Joe Ghartey, signed the agreement with DongFang Electric International in Accra on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. In a similar development, the ...

Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has indicated that the digitisation of the Births and Deaths Registry is near completion. He added that the registry digitisation process, which is 80 per cent complete, will have its database integrated into the National Identification Authority. He further explained that the database integration will also include Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) and National Health Insurance ...

The Electoral Commission says it has accepted and will respect the decision of the Supreme Court in the compilation of a new voters’ register for the conduct of the December 2020 presidential and parliamentary election. Attempts by the EC to undertake a new registration exercise towards a new register was challenged at the Supreme Court by the National Democratic Congress and one Mark Tekyi-Benson. ...

Professor Ansu D. Sonii Sr., the Education Minister of Liberia who has tested positive for COVID-19, has been flown into Accra for treatment. The 70-year-old minister was flown in over the weekend after his condition deteriorated. In a Joy News report, the minister was said to be in a stable condition and responding to treatment at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. The ...

Defendants and plaintiffs in the voters register suit appear divided over the Supreme Court ruling on the proof of identity as the court directs the commission to go ahead with plans to compile a new register. Both parties have claimed victory following the Thursday ruling presided by the Chief Justice Anin Yeboah. Other judges on the panel included Justices Jones ...

The National Democratic Congress in May, 2020 sued the Electoral Commission at the Supreme Court over its decision to compile a new voters register ahead of the 2020 elections. The opposition party stated their stance against the EC’s decision stating that the exercise was unnecessary and costly. The EC being adamant, indicated its resolve to proceed with its decision. Following this, the NDC sought ...

Another sitting Member of Parliament has lost his seat in a delayed primary of the ruling party which was held today in the Ashanti region. Dr Samiu Nuamah lost his slot to Dr Kingsley Nyarko in the Kwadaso primaries which were held Wednesday afternoon. The incumbent garnered 158 votes as against the victor’s 178. A third aspirant pulled 48 votes. ...

Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Iron and Steel Development Company, Dr. Henry Kwabena Kokofu has strongly kicked against the idea that non-performance on the side of the ruling government led to the defeat of some key members of parliament during the just-ended party primaries. “Analysis being drawn by some persons that incumbent MP’s lost their seats due to ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has removed the mystery surrounding the Government Official 1 (GO1) or Individual 1 tag in the explosive Airbus SE bribery scandal. He is making what looks like a tacit admission that he is indeed GO1 or Individual 1 as referred to in separate investigations in the United Kingdom and the United States, as having received ...