Eleven out of the 50 electoral areas, in the Tema Metropolis, would have their Elections on Friday, December 31, because the ballot papers are not ready.
Despite the postponement of the elections twice by the Electoral Commission, th…
The District Assembly elections in the Bolgatanga Municipality and the Talensi-Nabdam district, recorded a low turn-out, as voters trickled in to cast their ballot at almost all polling stations.
A visit by the Ghana News Agency (…
The 2010 Unit Committee and Assembly Elections took off smoothly in the Tema Metropolis with some polling stations recording low turn-outs.
When The Ghana News Agency (GNA) visited seven polling stations at Communities Nine and Eight…
The Electoral Commission (EC) on Friday said Tuesday, January 4, 2011 has been fixed for the conduct of all outstanding District and Unit Committee Elections throughout the country.
“We wish to inform the public that voters in electo…
The Electoral Commission has announced names of winners of the District Level Election in the Wa Municipality.
Mr Issaka Hamidu, was named as winner in the Busa Electoral Area, Mr Saaka Olonaa for Kpongu and Mr Zakariah Inusah for Da…
Mr. Kwasi Oppong-Ababio, Sunyani Municipal Chief Executive, on Friday commended the electorate for the calm and peaceful manner in which they voted in the District Assembly and Unit Committee elections in the municipality.
Speaking …
Out of the 34 electoral areas in the Atiwa District of the Eastern Region, only 26 electoral areas were able to conduct the District Assembly and Unit Committee Elections on Friday.
The elections did not take place in four electoral …
A number of persons seeking to be elected to the District Assembly and Unit Committees in Okere constituency in the Eastern Region have threaten to sue the Electoral Commission(EC) if it fails to organize the polls.
Speaking to Ghana…
Voting ended in 14 out of 16 electoral areas in the Kwabre East District of the Ashanti Region on Friday.
The Dumanafo and Abensinase electoral areas would vote later.
The elections had so far gone on smoothly with no reported …
The Obama administration and Congress face a battle over regulation of climate-altering gases produced by factories and power plants, observers say.
The first phase of regulation will go into effect Sunday, but congressional Republicans a…
North Korea faxed New Year's greetings to South Koreans it considers likely to support sending aid across the border in 2011, a South Korean official said.
Thirty-five organizations, including local governments near the North Korean borde…
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano arrived in Afghanistan Friday, planning to spend New Year's Eve with U.S. troops, her office said.
Napolitano also was scheduled to meet with senior U.S. and Afghan officials during her we…
District and Unit Committee Elections voting in the Greater Accra Region started in nine out of the 15 districts on Thursday due to delays in printing of the ballot papers.
The Nine districts are: Ayawaso, Adenta, Osu Clottey, Tema, G…
District Level Elections in the Greater Accra Region began at 0700 hours on Thursday in a number of polling stations but without the characteristic long queues of voters when the Ghana News Agency visited.
The elections are being held i…
An official of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Mr Samuel Akuamoah, has appealed to the Electoral Commission (EC) to protect its hard won reputation by ensuring it organized its activities in an orderly manner.
Mr A…
The President of the National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG), Mr Theophilus Aidoo-Mensah, has expressed concern about the conduct of the on-going District Level Elections.
Speaking to the Ghana News Agency after mon…
District assembly and unit committee elections on Thursday started in parts of the Upper East Region whilst some districts and electoral areas will have their turn tomorrow.
The Bawku East, Garu-Tempani and Bawku West districts are sch…
The District Assembly and Unit Committee elections scheduled to take place in the Eastern Region on Thursday, December 30, 2010 have been postponed again.
The postponement had become necessary due to the inability of the El…
The Electoral Commission would complete the ongoing District Assembly Elections across the country before the end of 2010 to ensure that "the circle of the Assemblies does not change".
Mr David Adeenze Kangah, Deputy Chairman for Fina…
Voting in the district level elections is proceeding smoothly in various polling stations across Accra although turnout is generally low, according to various GNA reporters who are touring the city.
Many residents at Kanda, Nima, Pig …
Barring any electoral operation hiccups, six regions would go to the polls on Wednesday, December 29 to elect Assembly and Unit Committee members for the next four years.
Less than 24 hours to the polls, Ghana News Agency (GNA) inves…
A public lecture will be held at the Teachers Hall in Accra to mark the 29th anniversary of the 31st December Revolution.
A statement issued on Monday by the organising committee said the lecture would be held on the theme: “Integrit…
The Western Regional Directorate of the Electoral Commission (EC) has taken delivery of ballot papers for the District Level Elections (DLE) for all the 17 districts of the Region, Mr Steve Opoku Mensah, Regional Director of the Commissio…
Mr Samuel Sarpong, Kumasi Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), has appealed to the people to ensure for peace before, during and after the District Level Election in the metropolis, rescheduled for Wednesday, December 29.
To achieve this,…
Voting in the Central and Upper West Regions ended at 1700 hours while counting is underway to determine winners in both the District and Unit Committee Elections.
Ghana News Agency (GNA) monitored information indicates that the poll…
The District Level Election in some rural communities in the Upper West Region, has recorded high voter turn out contrarily to speculation that the low publicity of the process would create voter apathy.
This came to light when Mr Jo…
Ashanti Regional Director of the Electoral Commission, said on Tuesday that the Commission was ready for the smooth conduct of the District Level and Unit Committee polls in all the 27 administrative districts in the region.
Mr Isaac Kof…
A total of 3,000 security officers were on Tuesday
dispatched to monitor the District Level Election in the Volta Region.
The officers comprised personnel from the Ghana Police Service, Ghana Immigration Service, Customs Division of…
Ghanaian electorates in five regions, are expected to go to the polls on Wednesday, to elect Assembly and Unit Committee members in the 2010 District and Unit Committee Elections.
Electoral statistics for the five regions available to…
Voting begun officially on Wednesday in five regions in District Level polls that will see the election of District Assembly and Unit Committee members.
The polls opened at 0700 hours in the Upper East, Volta, Ashanti, Northern and Br…
The District Assembly and Unit Committee elections in the Northern Region are likely to be postponed, due to the absence of electoral materials for the Unit Committees.
Mr Sylvester Kanyi, Northern Regional Director of the Electoral C…
The Western Regional Office of the Electoral Commission (EC), has taken delivery of ballot papers for the District Level Elections in all the 17 districts of the region, Mr Steve Opoku-Mensah, the Regional Director of the Commission, said …
The Konor of Manya Krobo, Nene Sakite II, has appealed to the citizens of Manya Krobo to exercise restrain and remain calm over the attempted removal of Akuse from the Lower Manya District, in the Eastern Region, to the Dangbe West Distric…
The Chiefs and People of the Pusiga traditional area in the Upper East Region have called on Government to create a new district for the area, to help speed up development.
Naba Ibrahim Akwaka Ayumah made the call on behalf of his peo…
The Electoral Commission has postponed the Unit Committee and District Assembly elections in some electoral areas of the Dangme West District.
A press release issued by the EC and signed by Mr Christian Owusu-Parry, acting Director, P…
The Greater Accra Regional Directorate of the Electoral Commission, has rescheduled the Unit Committee and District Assembly Elections in the region for Thursday 30th December, instead of Wednesday 29th December.
A press release issue…
Mr Kwesi Sagoe won the Nyinasin electoral area district assembly election with 694 votes, defeating the incumbent, Mr Kow Amissah, who had 625 votes.
Provisional results from the Nyinasin collation centre, of the Electoral Commission …
Mr Samuel Abdulai Jabanyite, the Member of Parliament for Chereponi, has presented two vehicles and seven motorbikes to health centres and some institutions in the Chereponi Constituency.
The Chereponi Polyclinic received a 15-seater…
Voting in nine Electoral Areas in the Upper West Region has been suspended due to the inability of the Electoral Commission to supply them with the required voting materials, Ghana News Agency investigations revealed at Wa on Tuesday.
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Ballot papers meant for the District Assembly elections on Wednesday are yet to arrive in the Upper East Region for onward dispatch to the various electoral areas before election commences at 0700hours.
As at 12:45hours when the GNA …
Voters in 149 out of the 572 electoral areas in the Central Region will not participate in the District Level Elections because their ballot papers were not ready as at Tuesday morning when the exercise started in many areas in the region.…
Voters in the Central and Upper West Regions would go to the polls on Tuesday, December 28, in the District Level elections.
Only voters in the two regions are casting their ballots on Tuesday, to elect District Assembly and Unit Comm…
Hundreds of people from four traditional areas out of the five in the Biakoye District have held a six-hour peaceful demonstration against the inauguration of the Biakoye District Assembly on December 20 with Nkonya-Ahenkro as capital. …
Of the total number of 3,903 voters expected to vote in the District Level Elections (DLE) in five polling stations in the Cape Coast Metropolis, only 292 people had turned up to cast their votes between 08:30hrs and 10:30hrs when the Ghan…
Mr Haruna Iddrisu, the Minister of Communications, has issued a strong warning to Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives whose activities undermine Members of Parliament (MPs) to desist or they risked loosing their positions…
Mr. Robert Mensah, the Assemblyman for Supomu-Dunkwa Electoral Area, on Tuesday expressed worry about the postponement of the District Assembly Elections in eight regions.
He said people who had travelled to their hometowns to vote wo…
The Eastern Region is yet to receive the ballot papers for eight district assemblies and ballot papers for the unit committee elections as at mid-day on Tuesday, the Eastern Regional Electoral Officer, Mr Paul Boateng, told the GNA on Tue…
Voting began officially on Tuesday, in the District Level elections in the Central and Upper West Regions, the first group of regions to vote in the polls, which will put in place, the political administration, at the grassroots level. …
The Atwima Divisional Police Commander, Chief Superintendent Boakye Afful, has given assurance of adequate security arrangements to ensure that the district level poll in the area is peaceful.
??? He told the Ghana News Agency at Nkawie t…
A heavy down pour brought the mounting of platform for five men and women contesting the Akwatia Amanfrom electoral area seat to an abrupt end.
This was after four of the aspirants had presented their programmes and the fourth was being a…
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