Sentences with phrase «ec officials»

EC officials are currently engaged in negotiations with their U.S. counterparts to try to hammer out a new deal — with a deadline set for that of January 2016.

The next day, in Brussels, Leshner delivered the inaugural lecture in an annual series planned by the JRC before an audience of more than 350 people, including top EC officials, science and technology leaders, business executives, and students.

She said EC officials in all the constituencies have also being informed to receive the nomination forms but should not take money from the aspirants as filing fees for now.

While separating the two results — Presidential and Parliamentary — EC officials still alluded to one BVD thus requiring some unanimity of the ballots, upon verification.

Intimidation by NDC and EC Officials at Collation Centre: The Collation Centre got invaded twice by the NDC Regional Chairman, Alhaji Sofo Azorka, with other NDC macho men and vigilantes.

Over 127,000 security and media personnel as well as EC officials and others who will be busy on Election Day, are expected to take part in the exercise.

Although the exercise for the creation of the special voters list ended on October 28; 42 clear days ahead of the December election as stipulated by law, the latest directive by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) allows the various levels of Commands in the Service to liaise with EC officials to add more names to the list.

Over 127,000 security and media personnel as well as EC officials and others...

According to EC officials, the incident occurred over the weekend.

«What they can do is that if there is a mistake on our [EC officials] part they can draw our attention to that and the correction will be effected,» he added.

The issue was initially thought to be one of lightweight until a formal petition from some faceless EC officials was served to President Akufo - Addo to have Mrs Osei impeached.

The confusion led to a temporary hold up of voting but the EC officials at the polling centre intervened before voting resumed, she said, adding «the argument was that once her name is in the register, it meant she had been cleared to vote».

The two EC officials identified as Jobe Ambrose and Mumuni Latifa were subsequently relieved off their duties by the EC, even before a full investigation was carried out into the claims.

The three top EC officials today [Monday], appeared individually before the Chief Justice in the company of their lawyers, at the office of the Judicial Service located at the Supreme Court.

The three EC officials appeared individually before the Chief Justice in the company of their lawyers, at the office of the Judicial Service located at the Supreme Court on Monday.

The memo directed Commanders in the Service to liaise with EC officials to add more names to the list.

The group will issue a mid-day situational report on day of voting capturing opening of the polls, voting and conduct of EC officials and all other stakeholders in the elections.

The two women, one of them was an EC official on Election Day, moved away from her post at the polling station near the Asafo Palace to a drinking spot and handed over her EC jacket to the other woman.

She then used the EC jacket, moved to the polling centre and feigned as though she was an EC official, who could not participate in the Special Voting and that she should be allowed to vote.

This is an unexpectedly blunt move by a high - ranking EC official.

Not exact matches

«Mario loyally served our Republican Party and selflessly helped our candidates and elected officials to succeed for his entire adult life,» EC GOP Chairman Nick Langworthy said.

Agyapong said some highly placed officials in government told Osei to «bring your buttocks in exchange of EC Chair position.»

Claim 3: «Following her appointment as EC chair, Mrs. Charlotte compromised the independence and neutrality of the Commission by arranging for 2015 V8 Landcruiser with registration WR 2291 - 15 from the Office of the President for use as official vehicle without going through the procurement process or recourse to the Commission.»

According to the head of the All People's Congress (APC), the New Patriotic Party organised to hack into the official website of the Electoral Commission which caused the EC's inability to transmit the results electronically via internet.

Chief Imam Dr Sheikh Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu has asked Ghanaians to patiently wait for the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) for official results of the 2016 elections.

But if Facebook, Twitter and other social media are used to incite, photoshop, concoct results or try to mobilize for political violence, then the option of a complete blackout MAY be considered 48 hours before polls open and 24 hours after official and authentic results are declared by the EC».

Some staff of the EC are on the heels of the Chairperson over her role in the investigation of some top officials of the commission by the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) over the missing GHc480, 000 from the Commission's Endowment Fund for its staff.

«Not only does CODEO's PVT estimates match the official results of the EC, but our observers also reported that the main two parties — the NPP and NDC had agents at 99 % of polling stations,» she added.

It has emerged that the Electoral Commission (EC) in 2013 sold out 40 official vehicles at a little over GHc83, 000 to persons including staff without proper documentation.

Some Ghanaians have petitioned the Electoral Commission (EC) to investigate an official of the Commission who allegedly overcharged people for the replacement of Voters ID cards.

The petition, being spearheaded by Klarity web and Tiger Eye Foundation, seeks to put pressure EC to ensure that it deals with the unnamed official who was captured on video allegedly collecting about GHc30...

A Political Science Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr. Evans Aggrey Darko, has cautioned that possible impeachment proceedings against some top officials of the Electoral Commission (EC) must not compromise the Commission's mandate.

Details are emerging that the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Charlotte Osei, demanded GH cents 1 million to renovate a bungalow before she could occupy it as her official residence.

All the stakeholders including; the contestants, supporters, delegates, Electoral Commission (EC) officials and security agencies among others have a responsibility to ensure that they play their respective roles well with impartiality.

The electoral regulatory body has established a five - member panel of eminent persons to look into the merit and demerit for a new voters» register, but LMVCA feels it is taking forever for the EC to state its official position.

According to an eye witness, Akua Benewaa, who was in her room on the first floor of the building, when she saw the two, exchanging the EC reflective jackets embossed with Polling Official at the back.

The party's chairman, Professor Edmund Delle who was at the EC's headquarters, explained to the EC Chairperson that officials of the party were still going through processes to get the bank draft for onward submission to the Commission.

The officials, Jobey Ambrose and Mumuni Latiffa who work at the EC's Walewale District office allegedly took the sum of GH 10,000 from the Vice Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, to breach the electoral laws of the country.

However, by mid-day when the EC chairperson, Mrs. Charlotte Osei declared the processes closed, party officials had still not showed up with the banker's drafts.

The Electoral Commission (EC) subsequently declared the official results, that saw Akufo - Addo being declared President - elect of Ghana.

They further revealed that following her appointment as EC Chair, Mrs. Osei «compromised the independence and neutrality of the Commission by arranging for 2015 V8 Land Cruiser with registration WR 2291 - 15 from the office of the President for use as official vehicle without going through the procurement process or recourse to the Commission.»

In a quote attributed to him by Kumasi - based Ultimate FM, Mr. Agyapong said some highly placed officials in government told Osei to «bring your buttocks in exchange of EC Chair position.»

In a post on its official Facebook page, the EC stated that, «for the six empty ballot boxes that fell off the pickup truck in the Western Region, a report has been made to the police.

The petition, being spearheaded by Klarity web and Tiger Eye Foundation, seeks to put pressure EC to ensure that it deals with the unnamed official who was captured on video allegedly collecting about GHc30 from desperate Ghanaians who went her office to have their lost ID cards replaced.

The Deputy EC Chair forcibly resumed duty in January 2018, a move which compelled officials of EOCO storm the premises of the commission.

STL has not been transparent with the officials of the IT department to enable the later to understand how the system functions even though STL officials are based in the IT Department of the EC,» the report explained.

An official correspondence between the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Charlotte Osei and the embattled Director of Finance, Dr. Joseph Kwaku Asamaoh shows he was indeed not at post when the GHc480, 000 was missing from the Commission's Staff Endowment Fund.

The Head of Communications at the Electoral Commission (EC), Eric Kofi Dzakpasu has said that some three top officials of the commission have proceeded on leave in order to protect the integrity of investigations by the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO).

«On Election Day, security officers are to provide security cover for movement of election officials and materials,» the EC stated in Guide to Voters,» manual made available to the Ghana News Agency in...

Prior to the petition, the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO), had been interrogating the EC's Director of Finance, Dr. Joseph Kwaku Asamoah, a Deputy EC Chair, and another official over their alleged involvement in the loss of GHc480, 000 from the Commission's Staff Endowment Fund.