Presidential Candidate of the United Front Party (UFP), Nana Agyenim Boateng has disclosed his intentions of making New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Nana Akufo-Addo the Speaker of Parliament should he win the upcoming presidential elections.
Barring any last minute extensions, the process of filing of nominations for presidential and parliamentary candidates with the Electoral Commission (EC) will close tomorrow.
The Assemblyman for New Oribon Electoral Area in the Kwahu South District in the Eastern Region, Hon. Kofi Nkrumah Asante is accusing the Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Tawiah Boateng for misleading the vice president and the general public on September, 22 during the veep’s visit to the Nkawkaw Zongo Community.
President John Mahama has been cleared of bribery allegations concerning the controversial Ford gift he received from Burkinabe contractor, Djibril Kanazoe.
New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential Candidate, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will not declare his assets before he files his nomination form to contest in the December 7 general elections, acting General Secretary of the party John Boadu.
The Electoral Commissioner, Charlotte Osei has disclosed that the commission has been served with an interlocutory injunction by the court hence the temporal suspension of the receipt of filled nomination forms by presidential, independent and parliamentary aspirants although tomorrow was to have been deadline date.
The stakes in this election couldn’t be any higher and while in the past, the Presidential Nominees’ wives and their Running Mate counterparts have supported their partner’s campaigns in a nuanced way, they are coming with all guns blazing.
The filing of nomination forms by presidential, independent candidates and aspiring parliamentarians starts today and concludes tomorrow (Friday) at various EC offices from 9am to 5pm according to the Electoral Commission (EC).
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, running mate to Nana Akufo-Addo for the December 7 election, has observed that the NDC is resorting to the message of division, regionalism and tribalism because they realise that their record, which has been characterised by unprecedented corruption and incompetence, is poor.
The United Progressive Party (UPP) parliamentary candidate for New Edubiase in the Ashanti region Mrs. Grace Lovia Adjei has stepped down to support the NPP parliamentary candidate George Oduro to unseat the incumbent NDC Member of Parliament Hon. Ernest Kofi Yakah
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has switched its manifesto launch venue from the Tamale Sports Stadium in the Northern Region to the Trade Fair site in the Greater Accra Region.
The Electoral Commission has reminded presidential and parliamentary candidates that they have up to the deadline date of Friday, September 30 to submit their filled forms.
Dr. Bawumia bought his position as running mate to Akufo-Addo in 2008 by awarding the re-denomination of Ghana's currency to Bumpty Akufo-Addo, younger brother of the NPP Flagbearer.
Executive Director of the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), Ms Jean Mensa has stated that New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Nana Akufo-Addo's turn their evening encounter with presidential candidates has not been cancelled.
“A close confidant of Hassan Ayariga has come out to openly confess this to me that Hassan Ayariga was paid huge sums of money to do that…to cough just to distract Nana Akufo-Addo.â€
