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By: James Nalir Article 42 of Ghana's 1992 constitution grants every citizen of Ghana of eighteen years of age or older who is of sound mind the right to vote and the right to be registered as a voter for the purposes of public elections and referendums.  Article 45 (e) of the same constitution requires the Electoral Commission to implement voter registration expansion programs. Furthermore, CI 91 states that the Electoral Commission should implement a Program for Continuous Registration.  Over the last two years, the Electoral Commission has consistently failed to fulfill its responsibility of conducting Programs for the expansion of voter registration with undisclosed justification, leaving a massive backlog of approximately three million on the commission.  To fulfill a mandate that it has repeatedly failed to fulfill, the commission has scheduled a limited voter registration drive across the country from September 12 to October 2, 2023. Now that the commission has had...

Ghanaian actor and member of the New Patriotic Party, Alex Kofi Adu, popularly known as Agya Koo says Bawumia should step down and prepare to come back another time. He gave the suggestion while speaking with with a host on Akoma FM on issues surrounding the NPP Flagbearership race.  Agya Koo is a member of the campaign team of Hon. Kennedy Agyeapong, one of the strong candidates contesting to lead the NPP in the 2024 General Elections.  Agya Koo told the host that if only Bawumia will take his counsel, he will advise him to step back, get his experience together and contests another time. The host, however, stated that Bawumia is the one with the experience to lead because he has been close to the presidency, to which Agya Koo responded "eiii wofa, experience, no no no! The actor made a case that it is not too late for the vice president to step down from the flagbearership race in order to better prepare himself for a future contest.  Agya Koo is known for his unflinchi...

The dilapidated state of buildings at the Kojobone D/A Primary School is having a negative impact on both the lives and academics of pupils.  Located within the Kpandai District in the Northern Region of Ghana, Kojobone has served as a center of academics for many lower and upper primary school goers. The school, located in a farming and fishing community, can boast of many alumni who are making it in life, especially in education.   However, despite its significance in the district by serving countless small communities within the area and boasting of a high enrollment number, buildings in the school are in their sorry state. For instance, the main block, which was built many years ago, is currently unsafe and inconducive for academic purposes. Part of it has been removed by rainstorm a year ago, and has since remained so.  Apart from the main block which is a 3-unit classroom block, there is only a second 3-unit classroom block which is woefully inadequate to accom...

Alan Kyeremanten, one of the leading contenders for the NPP Flagbearership race has withdrawn from the race.  The announcement was made in the late hours of Tuesday, 5th September, 2023 in a press release signed by Alan himself.  He indicated that the events leading to the super delegates congress and it's aftermath shows that the process was skewed to favour a particular candidate. He revealed that his role in Ghana's politics will be revealed in the coming weeks.  Read the full press statement below and share your views with us.

Richard Nyamah, a member of the campaign team for Alan Kyeremanten has stated that they have lost confidence in the party's (NPP) systems and the way they conduct their elections.  Mr. Nyamah was speaking in an interview with Metro TVs Bridget Otoo when he raised these concerns. He revealed that even though the election was properly planned, based on certain rules and guidelines which were meant to make the elections successful and credible, its implementation was very different.  His concernes comes at the back of alleged attacks on some agents for Alan Kyeremanten during the party's super delegates congress, which happened in North East and some part of the Northern Region. The said agents were alleged to have been assaulted, with some of the victims receiving medical treatment.  "The police stood by when our agents were beaten mercilessly, and they couldn't give a hoot. I complained personally to the Regioanl Commander to be given protection but he told me his inter...

The Amankrado for the Kojoboni Community in the Kpandai District of the Northern Region of Ghana, Papa Kwaku Philip (Nana) has reignited the call for a yam market in the town. Speaking at the Kojoboni Annual Yam Festival on Tuesday, August 29, 2023, he reiterated that the community needs a deserving yam market. The community is a farming community, and boasts as one which contributes to the food needs of the people of Kpandai and Ghana atlarge. Establishing the yam market, he revealed, will help farmers and buyers as well as creating jobs for the youth.  Nana Amankrado also urged all people in the community to advocate peace, and see each other as people of Kojoboni, rather than landlords and subordinates.  The occasion brings together all people in the community, regardless of ethnicity for celebration and to thanks the gods and ancestors for the year's yield.

A female SHS student is said to have gone partially blind after the headmaster of her school slapped her. The girl, who was identified only as Diana, a second year student at the Nkwatia Presby Senior High School, is alleged to have gone out without exeat, which led to the unexpected punishment.  In a series of photos and a video shared by Nana Fianko, a social media user, the headmaster made her kneel down for a period of time and when she told him that she was unwell, his alleged response was that he’ll lash her to make her feel better.  He further revealed that the girl attempted to hold his cane when he was about to lash her and this infuriated him and prompted him to land a hefty slap on her face after which he beat her up.  Meanwhile, it has been alleged that the girl actually had permission prior to going out, but the headmaster was not ready to listen.  After photos and videos of the girl's swollen face and eyes were posted on social media, a lady who comment...

Former President of Ghana and presidential candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) H.E. John Dramani Mahama (JM) has criticized the NPP after their super delegates congress.  The Congress which was held on Saturday, August 26, 2023 was characterised by violence against some delegates for some aspirants.  Taking to his official X handle (formally Twitter) JM noted that violence has become the new normal for the NPP.  He posited that such acts of violence in hitherto peaceful activities should be condemned by everyone. "Brutalizing opponents in an election has no place in modern society, especially among members of the same party. Ayawaso West Wuogon in 2019 and the murder of 8 innocent citizens in 2020 remain a stain on the legacy of President Akufo-Addo and Vice President Mahamusu Bawumia" , parts of the post read. This, he argued, is detrimental to democracy. The super delegates conference, which was aimed at shortlisting just 5 out of the total aspirants v...