Ghana politics and election news

Only a stupid and mad person would vote for President John Mahama after being dismissed from the National Democratic Congress (NDC), an independent parliamentary aspirant for the North Tongu constituency in the Volta Region, Christopher Kofi Eleblu has stated.

The battle between the Electoral Commission(EC) and the Progressive People Party(PPP) has taken a new twist after an Accra High Court has dismissed a suit filed by the PPP, challenging the EC’s “exorbitant” filing fees for nominees of the 2016 general elections.

President Dramani Mahama has been installed as the ‘Mputuohene’ or development chief by the chiefs and people of Asokore in the Eastern Region.

A notable force heading to the 2016 general elections, Nana Akufo-Addo has promised a landing beach site to be situated at Ekumfi Otuam upon becoming president.

The flagbearer of the Independent People’s Party (IPP), Kofi Akpaloo, has sued the Electoral Commission for disqualifying him (EC) from contesting the December 7 elections.

Former attorney general, Martin Amidu, has condemned the decision of the electoral commission to challenge a high court ruling that determined it had wrongly disqualified Papa Kwesi Nduom, the flagbearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) from contesting the December elections.

About  50 “serial callers” of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Greater Accra region has defected to the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), it has been reported.

On Friday, October 28 2016, an Accra High Court presided over by His Lordship George Kyei Baffour in his ruling quashed the disqualification of PPP presidential candidate, Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom by the Electoral Commission (EC).

President John Mahama during his campaign tour of the Eastern Region has been consistent with his criticisms of the policies and person of the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) presidential candidate, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

Presidential Candidate of the Convention Peoples' Party (CPP), Ivor Kobina Greenstreet  has advised Ghanaians against voting for the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the upcoming general elections saying the record of the two parties over the last 16 years does not warrant such a voting.

The plethora of suits being filed against the Electoral Commission (EC), especially by some of the 13 disqualified presidential aspirants seems to be overwhelming the Commission as its counsel, Thaddeus Sory struggled on Tuesday to make time for the cases.

A group of New Patriotic Party (NPP) loyalists found themselves in a quandary till one offered a brilliant suggestion.

The Electoral Commission has completed a review of the judgment of the High Court, Accra dated 28th October, 2016 in the case of the Republic v Mrs. Charlotte Osei & Electoral Commission; Ex parte Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, numbered GT1401/2016.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has dismissed  23 of its members who have filed nomination forms with the Electoral Commission to contest the parliamentary elections on December 7 as independent candidates.

The Electoral Commission (EC) says it still stands by its decision to file for a review at the Supreme Court following the ruling of a High Court judge which quashed the EC’s disqualification of Progressive People’s Party presidential aspirant, Dr. Papa Kwesi Ndoum.