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  • EC suspends Pusiga Electoral Officer over alleged illegal transfer of votes

    EC suspends Pusiga Electoral Officer over alleged illegal transfer of votes

    The Electoral Commission (EC) has suspended the Pusiga District Director over alleged involvement in the illegal transfer of voters without their knowledge.

    Deputy Chairman of Operations at the EC, Samuel Tettey, confirmed the suspension, highlighting that the district director is considered the main suspect in this case. The EC has launched an investigation into the matter.

    Tettey explained that voter transfers typically require the individual’s presence at the district office, where their biometrics are taken and a new voter ID card reflecting their new polling station is issued. However, in the Pusiga case, voters reported that they were unaware of the transfers, yet their names appeared on the Pusiga constituency register.

    In response, the EC has established a committee to investigate the incident. Preliminary findings suggest that the photographs on the voter ID cards of the affected individuals were used to facilitate the transfers without the voters’ consent. Tettey assured that any EC officials found to have participated in the illegal transfers would be dismissed.

    The incident was discussed during the 2nd Speaker’s Seminal Lecture held in Tamale, where Tettey also addressed the commission’s preparedness for the upcoming December elections.

    The lecture, themed “Working Together, Rebuilding Trust for Free, Fair, Credible and Peaceful Elections: The Role of Stakeholders,” featured Security Consultant Professor Kwesi Aning and Imani Africa’s Senior Vice President, Kofi Bentil, as key speakers.

    Both speakers emphasized the importance of collaboration among election stakeholders to ensure credible elections. Mr Bentil, in particular, criticized the EC’s perceived autocratic approach in recent years and urged the commission to engage more with stakeholders.

    In response, Tettey stated that the EC remains open to consultations and welcomes recommendations that would contribute to successful elections. He reassured the public that the EC is committed to conducting the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections in a manner that reflects the will of the Ghanaian people.

  • Fix our roads or lose our votes in December Polls – Nyakrom residents to govt

    Fix our roads or lose our votes in December Polls – Nyakrom residents to govt


    The youth of Agona Nyakrom in the Central Region organized a demonstration to protest against the government’s neglect of various issues plaguing the town.

    Despite numerous petitions to the government via the District Assembly regarding the reconstruction of a bridge, the improvement of the health center, the completion of an astro turf project, and the repair of road networks, their concerns have still not been addressed.

    In a show of discontent, the youth marched through the streets of Nyakrom adorned in red and black attire, brandishing placards with messages like “No bridge, no vote,” “Health center with only six beds,” and “Nyakrom deserves better social amenities.” Other placards read: “Males and females sleep in the same ward,” “No astro turf, no Akwambo festival,” “NPP government has disappointed us,” “Fix the bridge,” “Complete the astro turf project,” and “Fix Nyakrom’s town roads.”

    The protest disrupted traffic flow along the main Swedru/Nyakrom road for over seven hours, inconveniencing commuters and causing significant congestion.

    Following the demonstration, Mr. Bright Mensah, the Public Relations Officer of the Agona Nyakrom Youth Association, addressed the media, revealing that the protest had been postponed due to constraints imposed by the town’s chiefs.

    He highlighted the dire state of healthcare facilities, emphasizing that the Nyakrom Health Centre housed a mere six beds and lacked adequate medical staff.

    Mensah also drew attention to an abandoned astro turf project initiated by a local resident in 2019, which was handed over to the government for completion but has since languished for five years. He questioned how the town could nurture sporting talents without proper infrastructure, expressing dismay over the absence of asphalt roads in Nyakrom.

    Asserting that no political campaigning would be permitted until basic amenities were provided, Mensah urged authorities to prioritize the aforementioned projects to improve living standards and foster peace in the town.

  • Govt’s Performance Tracker is a strategy to buy votes – NDC

    Govt’s Performance Tracker is a strategy to buy votes – NDC


    Spokesperson for the John Mahama’s campaign team, Beatrice Annan, has denounced the government’s newly launched Performance Tracker, branding it as a tactic aimed at garnering votes through deceptive means.

    On Wednesday, April 10, 2024, the government unveiled the Performance Tracker at GIMPA, Accra, asserting that it is geared towards enhancing transparency and accountability in the execution of infrastructure projects nationwide.

    The tracker aims to address persistent concerns regarding the accuracy and reliability of project presentations, particularly the utilization of artist’s impressions to depict outcomes.

    Its purpose is to serve as a reliable mechanism for showcasing the progress and impact of infrastructure projects, with the goal of fostering trust and confidence among the populace.

    However, on Friday, April 12, the government conceded that 67 entries were erroneously included in the list of projects featured on the Performance Tracker during its launch.

    The Ministry of Information disclosed this via a social media post and expressed appreciation for the significant public interest in the tracker.

    During an interview on Eyewitness News on Citi FM on Friday, Ms. Annan, speaking to Selorm Adonoo, criticized the government’s lack of transparency during challenging economic times, accusing them of disseminating falsehoods to the public.

    “We think that it is a vote-catching gimmick or it is just calculated to mislead people because there are too many lies contained in that tracker. We started exposing the lies some hours after the tracker was launched. And this morning government itself has come out to admit that true to our accountability, 67 lies have been deleted because many people have detected them.

    “So, I don’t know why this government has set a very low standard for public governance systems as we speak.

    “Because one would expect that in accounting to the people for the period that you have been in power, the least you can do in an era when you have the highest inflation rate in an era where unemployment is highest in 40 years, in an era where pensioners do not have access to their invested funds, the government would at least be candid and show some level of honesty,” she said.

  • Liberia elections: 9 in police grips Liberia over votes manipulation

    Liberia elections: 9 in police grips Liberia over votes manipulation

    Nine temporary employees, who were assisting in the supervision of Liberia’s presidential and parliamentary elections held on October 10, 2023, have been detained.

    According to the election commission, these nine temporary staff members were apprehended on charges of vote manipulation and electoral misconduct.

    Chairperson of the National Elections Commission, Davidetta Browne Lassanah, informed the press in Monrovia that the arrests took place in Grand Cape Mount County and Montserrado County.

    She, however, assured the Liberian public that “the attempted irregularities were rectified and had no impact on the election results.”

    In the presidential election, with nearly all the votes counted, incumbent George Weah and former Vice-President Joseph Boakai are in a tight race, and the election is expected to proceed to a runoff.