Category: POLITICS

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it will not recognise Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as President of Ghana. The party maintains that until the Supreme Court clears him of all wrongdoing, the NDC will not accord him any respect. The General Secretary of the party, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah at a press briefing in Accra on […]

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Members of Parliament failed to show up at the inauguration of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The Party’s Presidential Candidate, John Dramani Mahama was also absent at the inauguration. There has not been any official explanation for their absence but it is widely believed that the boycott was in protest of […]

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Mahama, fears the incidents of election violence have eroded the democratic gains of the Fourth Republic. At least seven persons died in election-related violence during the polls and Mr. Mahama said this showed the country was “moving backwards, not forward.” “We are unravelling the very fabric of our […]

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Mahama, says he hopes to remove all forms of doubt from the presidential election results with his resorting to the Supreme Court with an election petition. In an address after filing his petition earlier on Wednesday, he said his motivations were no different from Nana Akufo-Addo, who challenged […]

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Mahama, has asked the Supreme Court to compel the Electoral Commission to conduct a second election with just him and the incumbent, Nana Akufo-Addo as candidates. He also wants an order of injunction restraining President Akufo-Addo from holding himself out as President-elect. In his petition to Supreme Court, […]

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Mahama, has formally filed a petition at the Supreme Court to challenge the outcome of the December 7, 2020, presidential elections. The lawsuit follows weeks of street protests over alleged voter fraud and irregularities in the just-ended polls.  The suit was filed today, Wednesday, December 30, 2020, by Mr. […]

The National Democratic Party (NDP) has called on the Presidential Candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, to concede defeat and congratulate the president-elect, Nana Akufo-Addo. The General Secretary of the NDP, Alhaji Mohammed Frimpong, who spoke to the Ghana News Agency at a cancelled march said it had become crucial for […]

Ghana’s biggest opposition party – the National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it will formally file a petition at the Supreme Court to challenge the outcome of the December 7, 2020, general elections. The yet to be filed suit follows what the party believes is a manifestation of voter fraud and irregularities in the just-ended polls. […]

The Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has accused the Electoral Commission (EC) chairperson, Jean Mensa of conniving with President Akufo-Addo to keep the Techiman South parliamentary seat for the and the New Patriotic Party (NPP)  in a bid to secure a majority in the next parliament. John Mahama made […]

Flagbearer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2020 presidential elections, John Mahama is urging supporters of the party to protest the outcome of the 2020 elections in a peaceful manner. In a Facebook post, John Mahama said, “elections can be emotive and the EC’s incompetent handling of the December 7 poll leaves a […]