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Electoral Commission gets new Deputy Chairman

Justice Joseph Bawa Akamba, Justice of the Supreme Court, on Wednesday swore in Miss Georgina Opoku Amankwaa as a new Deputy Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC). Miss Opoku Amankwaa, a legal practitioner, takes over from Mr Safo…

President Mahama unhappy about winner takes all

President John Dramani Mahama, on Monday said that the winner takes all in Ghana's political dispensation was not helpful as the government and opposition remained parallel even after elections. He said the current trend of democracy in…

Assembly retains Accra Mayor

It was a scene of spontaneous jubilation as the Mayor of Accra Metropolitan Assembly and Presiding Member (PM) were confirmed for a second and third term of office respectively on Sunday. Polling 107 out of the 112 votes cast, Greater…

Agona East Assembly retains Presiding Member

Members of the Agona East District Assembly on Friday re-elected Mr Samuel Richard Zigah, a Senior Lecturer of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) as the Presiding Member (PM) for another two year term. Twenty-six members of the 27…

MPs immune to lawsuits – Parliament

Mr Ebenezer Djietror, Director in-charge of the Legal office of Parliament says any party with a suit against a Member of Parliament (MP) should find other modes of executing it and not through Parliament. He said Parliament is constrained…

Effutu Assembly confirms MCE

The 27-member Effutu Municipal Assembly on Friday confirmed President John Dramani Mahama’s nominee, Nii Ephraim as Municipal Chief Executive. He polled 18 out of 26 votes to get his nomination confirmed. Nii Ephraim was prevented from…

Asamoah Boateng gives evidence on election petition

The petitioner challenging  the 2012 Parliamentary Election  Results in  the Mfanstiman West Constituency, told a Cape Coast High Court hearing the case  that some presiding officers did not sign the declaration forms and  some of the…

Gomoa Assembly endorses President’s nominee

Gomoa West Assembly has endorsed Mr Theophilus Aidoo-Mensah, the President’s nominee as District Chief Executive (DCE) for the area. All the 50 members of the assembly voted to approve the President’s nominee, in an election conducted by…