Ghana politics and election news

President John Dramani Mahama has picked up nomination forms to contest the 2016 general elections.

The People’s National Convention’s presidential candidate, Edward Nasigri Mahama contends his name sake, John Mahama of the National Democratic Congress has woefully failed the citizenry and must be shown the exit at the December elections.

The New Patriotic Party’s Karaga Parliamentary candidate, Bashar Shaharawi has resigned as Parliamentary candidate for the area on health grounds.

The Eastern Regional Secretary of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Gideon Ampah has likened a vote for President Mahama in the impending election as signing one’s death warrant.

Head of Communication at the Electoral Commission, Eric Kofi Dzakpasu has confirmed seven political parties and two independent presidential candidates have picked up forms as at Monday, September 3, 2016.

Ghana's railway network has not seen any major improvement since the days of first president Dr Kwame Nkrumah.

President John Mahama has stated that in the next four years of his administration, the technical and vocational facet of the education sector will receive an uninterrupted attention from his government if he is given the mandate to continue as a president of Ghana.

President John Mahama has stated his second term in office will move Ghana closer to “prosperity and security”.

The delay in offering party manifestos ahead of the December polls has attracted criticism from well-meaning Ghanaians. While the governing National Democratic Congress has set September 21 as the launch date in the Brong Ahafo region with highlights to be presented tonight at the State House, the opposition New Patriot Party has finally settled on October 8 as its manifesto launch date.

Here are five words and expressions that have gained traction among Ghanaians since President John Mahama took office.

A statement signed by Joyce Bawah Mogtari, spokesperson for the NDC’s 2016 campaign team informs the general public, President John Dramani Mahama will on Tuesday present the highlights of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) 2016 Manifesto.

President John Dramani Mahama is expected, on Tuesday evening, to present highlights of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Manifesto for 2016 at special a event at the State Banquet Hall in Accra.

"Dr Bawumia has no difficulty shredding his own image in order to tell what he knows is untruth for political advantage.

Vice President and running mate to President Mahama on the National Democratic Congress (NDC) ticket, Kwesi Amissah-Arthur says the party will address and counter Dr. Bawumia’s fictitious claims about the economy in due time.

Highlife musician, Lucky Mensah had expressed the desire to be involved in the National Patriotic Party’s (NPP) political campaign after producing his latest ‘Yese Samu’ song.