The spokesperson for the President-elect’s Transition Team, Mustapha Hamid, says the outgoing government has as at now not handed over any notes to the incoming administration contrary to the Transitional Act 2012.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is also heading to court over the same matter after submitting a petition to the EC. Source: citifmonline. com - The People’s National Convention (PNC) has called for fresh Parliamentary election in Tamale Central constituency of the Northern Region.
The party’s 2016 Parliamentary candidate, Salifu Iddrisu alias protocol made the call in a petition submitted to the Electoral Commission on Tuesday. Source: The Chronicle Ghana - True to the prediction by the Reformed Patriotic Democrats in February 2015 that the one million votes targeted by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Ashanti region was a joke, the party failed to garner enough votes to achieve its target.
Source: Ghanaian Chronicle - Former President Rawlings, a known anti-corruption crusader, has charged the president-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to pursue an anti-corruption drive across-the-board during his tenure.
In a congratulatory message to Nana Addo, Mr. Rawlings wrote; “Your victory is a manifestation of the people’s desire for new leadership, and comes with enormous responsibilities, including a commitment to pursue an anti-corruption drive across-the-board.” Source: citifmonline. com - The government transition team has denied reports that the handing over notes for the incoming President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo-led administration are not ready.
NPP’s claims false – NDC Source: kasapafmonline. com - The leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Western Region, say they are considering a court action to force a recount of parliamentary ballots in five constituencies in the region. The party is alleging some irregularities in the counting and collation of results in the Ellembelle, Aowin, Suaman, Amenfi Cental, and Juaboso constituencies. All the constituencies in question have largely been strongholds of the NDC except for Ellembele. The leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Western Region, say they are considering a court action to force a recount of parliamentary ballots in five constituencies in the region.
The party is alleging some irregularities in the counting and collation of results in the Ellembelle, Aowin, Suaman, Amenfi Cental, and Juaboso constituencies. All the constituencies in question have largely been strongholds of the NDC except for Ellembele. “They [NPP] didn’t work for it. We [NDC] have played to the gallery of the NPP which is very sad and painful.” Source: kasapafmonline. com - Former Chief Executive of Ejisu-Juabeng Municipal Assembly, Yamoah Afrifa Ponkoh, says supporters of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) should look no further than within for their loss in last Wednesday’s general elections.
|
Ghana Election
|