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Tarkwa Nsuem Assembly retains MCE

Assembly members of the Tarkwa Nsuem Municipality on Thursday retained the President’s nominee Mrs. Christina Kobina as the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE). The incumbent MCE for the Municipality, needed two thirds of the votes of the 42…

Atiwa DCE nominee rejected

The Atiwa District Assembly on Thursday failed to confirm Mr Emmanuel Attah-Twum, the President’s nominee as the District Chief Executive (DCE). Mr Attah-Twum, the incumbent DCE, polled 27 votes out of the 45 assembly members present,…

Wa Assembly fails to elect Presiding Member

The Wa Municipal Assembly on Wednesday failed to elect a Presiding Member after two rounds of votes. Mr Adamu Ibrahim, the current Presiding Member polled 21 of the 42-member house while his rival Abu Nuru had 25. There was a stalemate,…

Upper Manya Krobo Assembly confirms DCE

Mr Joseph Angmor, was on Tuesday confirmed as the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Upper Manya Krobo District Assembly, in the Eastern Region. He was re-nominated by President John Dramani Mahama. Mr Angmor polled 47 votes representing…

Supreme court dismisses petitioners motion

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed an application by the petitioners for the court to order KPMG to make a unique count of 1,545 pink sheets which were not included in the total of 8,675 sheets certified by the accounting firm. The…

Supreme Court worried over contemptuous statements

Justice William Atuguba, President of the Supreme Court panel hearing the election petition by New Patriotic Party (NPP), on Monday expressed concern over contemptuous statements been made by certain individuals in the media about the…

Advocacy group wants more women in politics

Political parties in the country have been asked to ensure that at least 30 per cent of all elected positions at the districts, regional and national levels are occupied by women. The electorate have also been advised to vote for more…