[ad_1] The Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Kathleen Addy, says most Ghanaians are not interested in District Level Elections (DLEs) because they are ignorant of the local government system. Over the years, low voter turnouts have been recorded across the country during DLEs. A similar situation is being witnessed today across…
[ad_1] The Electoral Commission has rescheduled the District Level Elections (DLEs) in some areas in the Ashanti and Eastern regions to Thursday, 21st December 2023. The Commission in a statement issued on Tuesday indicated that the rescheduling had been necessitated by several technical challenges. It apologised for the inconveniences caused in those electoral areas and…
[ad_1] Citi News has gathered that the assembly and unit committee elections in Lower Manya in the Eastern region have been cancelled and postponed to a later date yet to be communicated. According to Citi News sources, the cancellation was a result of inadequate ballot papers. The sources noted that the information was conveyed by…
[ad_1] Dr. Sereboe Quarcoo The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that all necessary arrangements have been made for the upcoming district-level elections scheduled for Tuesday, December 19, 2023. Over 66,000 individuals are vying for assembly and unit committee positions in this crucial local poll. According to statistics provided by the Electoral Commission, there are…
[ad_1] Women form 50.7% of Ghana’s population but just about six percent of them get elected in District-level elections. Analysis of two data sets obtained from the National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG), and the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana, through a Right to Information request, show that since 1994, about 2,059 females…
[ad_1] Ghana’s political space has witnessed widespread instances of vote-buying during internal party contests and general elections. The country’s two major political parties, the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have been captured in suspected attempts to induce voters during internal and external elections. Vote buying is generally viewed as…
[ad_1] The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that it will conduct the District Level Elections (DLEs) in the Jasikan and Guan Districts on the 19th of December 2023. This follows the passage of the Constitutional Instrument (CI) that allows the EC to conduct the exercise in the districts in question. It would be recalled that…
[ad_1] A member of the UK-Ireland National Democratic Congress (NDC) chapter and the Volta Finance Committee, has equipped the Volta Regional secretariat of the opposition party to enhance administrative work. Prosper Lincoln Kabotsyoe handed over 5 laptops, a projector, and a printer to the secretariat through the NDC Director of International Relations, Alex Segbefia. Mr…
[ad_1] The Chief Executive of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr Bernard Okoe Boye, has been elected as the parliamentary candidate for the New Patriotic Party in the Ledzokuku constituency. In a total of 1,635 valid votes cast, Dr. Okoe Boye emerged with a substantial lead, amassing 902 votes. Collins Nii Ashitey Ollenu secured…
[ad_1] The Alliance for Women in Media (AWMA), has trained journalists in the Ashanti region to adopt gender sensitive approaches in their reportage. Female aspirants partaking in the upcoming district level elections in December were also trained on improving their communication skills. AWMA recognizes that women are rights-holders as citizens and residents of the communities…
