Politics

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has forwarded the petition seeking the impeachment of Electoral Commission (EC) boss, Charlotte Osei to the Chief Justice, the Flagstaff House has said. A statement from the Director of Communication at the Office of the Presidency Wednesday said the President’s action is in line with …

The Founder and Leader of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), Madam Akua Donkor has said that she could have been the winner in the 2016 election but because of corruption in the office of the Electoral commission (EC) she was disqualified. According to the farmer turned politician who has been …

A former Attorney-General, Martin Amidu, who is renowned for his fight against graft, thinks aspects of the Special Prosecutor’s bill undermine President Nana Akufo-Addo’s anti-corruption intentions. In his latest commentary on issues of public concern, Mr Amidu focused on the Bill that is currently being perused by Parliament, taking issue …

Chair of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei, will Wednesday appear before Legislators to respond to questions about the heated internal wrangling at the elections management body. She will also brief the Parliamentarians on how funds generated from the replacement of voter ID cards and the sale of media accreditation cards …

Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP) has demanded the arrest of the Electoral Commissioner and all her two deputy commissioners. Kennedy Ohene Agyapong speaking on Adom TV’s Badwam Tuesday said the embattled commissioners must be arrested as part of efforts to causing further investigations into allegations of corruption at the …

Minister of Information Mustapha Hamid, has rubbished claims in the media that he intends to resign from his position. He has described any such story as a “figment of the writer’s imagination” and cautioned individuals and media outlets engaged in spewing out such propaganda to desist from it. In a …

The Minority in Parliament has for the third time insisted the Office of the Special Prosecutor’s Bill must be withdrawn from Parliament with immediate effect. The leader of the Minority Haruna Iddrisu said while the spirit behind the Bill may be well intended, it was improperly laid before the House. …

Chairman of the National Peace Council Most Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Asante has said calls for the commissioners of the Electoral Commission to step aside following mud-slinging among themselves are premature. The Chairman of the Council said stepping aside is “jumping the gun”. There is a leadership crisis at the electoral …

A member of the Minority in Parliament, Ni Lante Vanderpuye has threatened, Parliament will be made ungovernable if the state continues to harass their colleague MP, Kwabena Donkor. Kwabena Donkor’s house was raided by security officials on Monday on suspicion that he caused financial loss to the state in helping secure …

resident Akufo-Addo is under intense pressure to initiate a thorough probe into unfolding scandal at the Electoral Commission (EC). Joy News’ has learnt, forces within the New Patriotic Party, other political parties and civil society groups want  the President to take steps to restore public confidence in the EC which …