Ghana politics and election news

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.”

Still on the fall outs from Hassan Ayariga’s salvo thrown at Nana Akufo-Addo, that it was shameful for the 72-year-old to still be living in his father’s house, Ken Agyapong, the Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP) has taken the APC presidential nominee to the cleaners describing him as unworthy to even attempt being president.

Massive crowds have received Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the vice-presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as he began his tour of the Central Region.

A pro-National Democratic Congress group, Tertiary Students for President John Dramani Mahama has embarked on operation 60% victory for John Mahama and all parliamentary candidates in the central region.

A group in the Volta Region, Volta Youth for Development is calling on President Mahama to reign in his deputy, Kwesi Amissah-Arthur.

The General Secretary of the All Peoples’ Congress (APC) Razak Kojo Opoku has stated that the Presidential candidate of the Progressive Peoples Party Papa Kwesi Nduom is a joker.