Electoral Commission ready for December 7 elections

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...AGBESI KWESI 7 years ago

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW CORRUPT EC OFFICIALS ARE THEN READ THE FOLLOWING:
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Afram Plains South, Joseph Appiah Boateng, has threatened to sue the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana if it does n ...
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IF YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW CORRUPT EC OFFICIALS ARE THEN READ THE FOLLOWING:
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Afram Plains South, Joseph Appiah Boateng, has threatened to sue the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana if it does not come out to clear the controversy surrounding the filing of nomination of two NDC candidates for the area.

On the deadline of submission of nomination forms for parliamentary candidates, two stalwarts from the NDC filed to contest the Afram Plains South seat following the resignation of Mr. Boateng, to contest for a second time.

The two, Mark-Oliver Kevor, the Eastern Regional Secretary of the NDC and Eric Osei-Owusu are all said to have filed their nomination at the same time but the Returning Officer for the area announced the former as the candidate for the Akatamansonians after scrutinizing his forms.

Kevor, according to inside sources, was given the mandate to file on the ticket of the Akatamansonians by the National Chairman of the NDC, Kofi Portuphy.

However, Eric Osei-Owusu who contested the incumbent MP but lost, according to party officials, was also given the mandate to file by the party’s Chief Scribe, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, popularly known as General Mosquito.

The two candidates have been campaigning simultaneously as the NDC parliamentary candidate for the area.

Party officials in the Afram Plains South have for the past three weeks, been putting pressure on the National Executives of the party to settle matter as soon as possible or risk losing the seat to the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP).

The MP on Thursday, October 13, 2016 gave the EC a 48-hour ultimatum to publicly announce the candidate who filed to contest on the ticket of the NDC. Failure to do so, he added, will see the EC being dragged to court.

But Mr. Nketiah commenting on the issue in an interaction with sit-in host, Kwaku Owusu Agyei, on Anopa Kasapa on Kasapa 102.5 FM, Monday, said Eric Osei-Owusu is the candidate the party has sanctioned to represent the Afram Plains South.

“If you go to the records of the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana, the one who has filed in the name of the NDC and who has been given the power to represent the party is Eric Osei-Owusu,” he announced.

Asked whether he is aware that Mr. Portuphy has also sanctioned the candidacy of Mark-Oliver Kevor, he retorted “We don’t have such in the records of the NDC.”

Mr. Boateng reacting to the comments of his party’s Chief Scribe on the problem said the EC has more questions to answer regarding the eligibility of Eric Osei-Owusu to contest the Afram Plains South parliamentary seat.

He told Owusu Adjei that as at the time of close of nomination, the CEO of Ghana Buffer Stock had not filed his nomination and therefore wondered how Mr. Osei-Owusu got that opportunity to represent the party.

“As at the close of nomination on the deadline date, September 30, 2016, Osei-Owusu had not filed his nomination. The EC closed at 5:00pm. And at 5:30pm, the EC announced that three candidates including Mark-Oliver Kevor had filed their nominations. So, I am wondering how Osei-Owusu filed his nomination.”

“The EC must tell us the date it opened their offices for Osei-Owusu to file his nomination. Again, as at the close of nomination, Osei-Owusu had not transferred his vote to the constituency. So, the EC must tell us when it transferred the vote of Osei-Owusu to the constituency. I want the EC to come out to explain itself on the matter or face court action,” he noted.
THWARTTHERIGGING 7 years ago

Charlotte Osei is actively and intransigently, still, pursuing the irresponsible act of rigging the elections starting with the special voting exercise and it must be policed, thwarted and obliterated by precision.
The issue ...
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Charlotte Osei is actively and intransigently, still, pursuing the irresponsible act of rigging the elections starting with the special voting exercise and it must be policed, thwarted and obliterated by precision.
The issues that are coming up involving the EC in the processes concerning this election and the special voting exercise is beyond the pale and Charlotte Osei must pivot strongly from that agenda.
Ghana 7 years ago

JDM SO CORRUPT HE CANNOT CHALLENGE BUGRI NAABU. JM IS AFRAID THERE COULD BE A TAPE RECORDING OF HIS VOICE.

JDM SO CORRUPT HE CANNOT CHALLENGE BUGRI NAABU. JM IS AFRAID THERE COULD BE A TAPE RECORDING OF HIS VOICE.
Future 7 years ago

No disrespect to Nana Akufo-Addo but he is too old and lacks critical ideas to the development of Ghana and for that matter, Africa as a continent. The world is advancing with information technology and Africa must catch up a ...
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No disrespect to Nana Akufo-Addo but he is too old and lacks critical ideas to the development of Ghana and for that matter, Africa as a continent. The world is advancing with information technology and Africa must catch up as quickly as possible. This means that Ghana or Africa needs young and vibrant leaders with fresh ideologies to unite and form stronger ties among the people in other to combat diseases and security issues facing the continent.
Nana Akufo-Addo's character and chastisement infused with a 1st and 2nd world war mentality would harm Ghana so badly that it will retrogress everything Dr Kwame Nkrumah and all those great African leaders fought for.
A great leader needs to be seen inspiring, motivating, educating and helping the people to better their lives and not inciting hate and dividing the people with bunch of lies in the name of politics. Considering Nana Akufo-Addo's age one would think that he would come up with strategic plans to better the lives of the old in society and strengthen the pension scheme but he has never ever mention the word pension nor even scheme.
Leadership is action infused with positive results and Nana Akufo-Addo lacks credibility to be a leader for Ghana and for that matter Africa. Ghana be wise and vote for a young and a vibrant leader with a great integrity to bring strategic development for all Africans.
I pray for mentality change and long live for Ghana. May GOD bless us all!
samuel azumah 7 years ago

good one

good one
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KOJO LEE 7 years ago

AAH WHY. DONT WASTE OUR EARS. YOU HAVE ALREADY MESSED THINGS UP AND YOU WILL BE SURE IMPEACHED, OSEI.

AAH WHY. DONT WASTE OUR EARS. YOU HAVE ALREADY MESSED THINGS UP AND YOU WILL BE SURE IMPEACHED, OSEI.
kwame 7 years ago

world class bull shit you guys don't even know what you are doing

world class bull shit you guys don't even know what you are doing
Abdulai Mahamadu 7 years ago

I always said that and will continue to reiterate the fact that Nana Akufo Addo is a72 years old failure,no doubt about that.The question Ghanaians and the NPP themselves should be asking is that why is Nana Akufo Addo not p ...
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I always said that and will continue to reiterate the fact that Nana Akufo Addo is a72 years old failure,no doubt about that.The question Ghanaians and the NPP themselves should be asking is that why is Nana Akufo Addo not presenting himself for the debate ? The fact is Nana Akufo Addo is a living corpse because he battling with deadly cancers.So the only energetic young man who we can entrust our future into his hands is John Dramani Mahama,JM toaso.
Anna 7 years ago

lies u wait u will see

lies u wait u will see
Yaa 7 years ago

Who do they think they are fooling? EC have no intention of holding anything like a "World Class" election, any more than Ghana has become like Dubai because two interchanges and a regional hospital have had a load of Ghanaia ...
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Who do they think they are fooling? EC have no intention of holding anything like a "World Class" election, any more than Ghana has become like Dubai because two interchanges and a regional hospital have had a load of Ghanaian tax payers money thrown at them and so have opened by accident in Election Time. These elections will only be any good because ordinary Ghanaians will be watching, not because "EC is ready".

Electoral Commission ready for December 7 elections

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