‘Elections’ Category

Akufo-Addo: NPP is still moving forward

Nov 7th, 2009 | Elections

Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, NPP, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has challenged followers of the party to rededicate themselves to unity and work towards bringing the party back to power.He told a large, enthusiastic rally of the party at Abeka in Accra that hopefully, God will listen to the prayers of the party [...]



CCG Election Observation Report launched

Jun 5th, 2009 | Elections

Accra, June 4, GNA – The Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) Election 2008 Observation team on Thursday recommended that registration of eligible voters should be held throughout the three preceding years of the election year to avoid the infractions and irregularities that surrounded the 2008 re-registration process.
According to a report of the team, this would [...]



Collins Dauda wins Asutifi South seat

Apr 11th, 2009 | Elections, General News

The National Democratic Congress (NDC), on Good Friday added to its parliamentary majority as its candidate, Collins Dauda, was declared winner of the Asutifi South parliamentary election by the Electoral Commission.
Dauda marginally won the disputed, polling just 14 more votes to beat his closest challenger, Mr Yiadom-Boakye Boateng of the New Patriotic Party.
Correspondent Asamoah Mensah [...]



Electoral Commission moves for electronic registration

Feb 22nd, 2009 | Elections

The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced plans to move away from manual to electronic form of voter registration before the next general election in 2012.The Deputy Chairman of the EC in charge of Finance and Administration, Mr David Kanga, who made the announcement at a regional Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting in Cape Coast last [...]



nigerian tycoons bankrolled Nana Ado’s Campaign

Jan 18th, 2009 | Elections, Headlines

…While Church prays for Mills
Pendulum By Dele Momodu.
It is no longer news that Ghana has successfully elected her new president, John Evans Atta-Mills, a professor of law. As I reported exclusively before the conclusion of the elections in Ghana, the two leading candidates drew their sponsorships from rich Nigerians. While Nana Akufo-Addo seemed to have [...]



Duncan-Williams appeals to NPP, NDC to accept EC’s results

Jan 6th, 2009 | Elections

Archbishop Nicholas Duncan Williams, Founder and Overseer of the Christian Action Faith Ministries International, on Thursday appealed to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and New Patriotic Party (NPP) to accept the results of the presidential election declared by the Electoral Commission (EC) and for peace to prevail.
“For the sake of the nation and posterity, I [...]



THE ROLE OF GOD AND OUR SPIRITUAL LEADERS UNDERMINED IN OUR ELECTORAL SUCCESSES

Jan 5th, 2009 | Elections

We give thanks to most high God for seeing us through the Elections peacefully. It is not a secret that Ghana was on the brink of being in flames. I have read and listened to the analysis of the 2008 elections from international and local platforms regarding why there was no war during and after [...]