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More than 40,000 registered voters in Ayawaso East are casting their ballots today, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, to elect a new Member of Parliament in a closely watched by-election. The poll was necessitated by the death of the constituency’s MP, , in January 2026, which left the parliamentary seat vacant. …
Read More »High Court Dismisses Democracy Hub Suit Challenging NDC Ayawaso East Primary
The High Court in Accra has struck out a suit filed by Democracy Hub challenging the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primary in Ayawaso East, ruling that the action was incompetent. Democracy Hub had sued the NDC, the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC), and the Attorney-General’s Department. The group sought …
Read More »Election Watch Ghana: EC Leadership Still Unfit Despite Chief Justice Ruling
Election Watch Ghana has expressed disappointment over the decision by Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, who ruled that no prima facie case was established in the petitions filed against the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, and her deputies. The reaction follows the submission of about seven petitions to …
Read More »No Basis to Remove EC Chair, Deputies – Chief Justice Tells Mahama
The Chief Justice, Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has determined that there is no prima facie case to warrant further investigations into petitions seeking the removal of the Electoral Commissioner, her deputies, and the Special Prosecutor. According to a statement issued by the Presidency on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, President John Dramani Mahama …
Read More »Democracy Hub Files Suit to Halt Ayawaso East By-Election
Democracy Hub has filed a suit at the High Court seeking to halt the Ayawaso East by-election, citing alleged vote buying during the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primaries held on February 7, 2026. The NDC has been named as the first defendant, the Electoral Commission (EC) as the second, …
Read More »Supreme Court overturns Tamale High Court ruling on Kpandai parliamentary poll
The Supreme Court of Ghana has overturned the Tamale High Court’s decision that annulled the parliamentary election results for the Kpandai Constituency in the Northern Region, effectively stopping the Electoral Commission’s planned rerun. In a 4–1 majority decision delivered on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, the apex court upheld an application …
Read More »Baba Jamal to file nomination for Ayawaso East by-election
Ghana’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Baba Jamal, is set to file his nomination on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, to contest the Ayawaso East parliamentary by-election on the ticket of the ruling National Democratic Congress. The former Member of Parliament for Akwatia formally declared his intention to contest the seat following …
Read More »NPP primaries: Over 211,000 delegates to vote in 333 centres on January 31
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has assured its members and the general public of full preparedness ahead of its presidential primaries scheduled for Friday, January 31, 2026. A total of 211,849 delegates are expected to vote at 333 polling centres across the country’s 276 constituencies. Voting will begin at 7:00am …
Read More »EC schedules Ayawaso East by-election for March 3 following death of MP
The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that a parliamentary by-election will be held in the Ayawaso East Constituency on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, following the death of the area’s Member of Parliament, Mahama Naser Toure. In a statement issued on Friday, January 16, 2026, the Commission said the parliamentary seat …
Read More »Supreme Court orders Electoral Commission to suspend Kpandai parliamentary rerun
The Supreme Court has directed the Electoral Commission (EC) to immediately suspend all preparations for the proposed parliamentary rerun in the Kpandai constituency, pending the final determination of a judicial review application before the court. The order was issued on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, after the court held that the …
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