GHANA
ELECTIONS 2016 DAILY NEWS REVIEW – 11TH NOVEMBER, 2016
Having come out from its litigations,
and set the roadmap for the General Election on December 7, the Electoral
Commission (EC) has dominated the media headlines today.
The Daily Graphic has its
caption, ‘Election 2016 will be very
transparent - Charlotte Osei.’ It reads, “The Chairperson of the EC, Mrs
Charlotte Osei, has given an assurance that the December 7 presidential and
parliamentary elections will be more transparent than the 2012”. The Daily Guide, with the headline, ‘We are ready for December seven (7) - EC’ states
that, “the Chairperson of the EC, Mrs Charlotte Osei, has allayed fears that
the commission is not prepared adequately to organise a successful election on
December 7, 2016. The Ghanaian Times’
headline ‘EC to begin printing notice of
polls’ is very assuring. The story reads, “after balloting for the
presidential candidates on the ballot sheet, the EC has announced that it will
start printing of the notice of polls today, as it heads into the final phase
of preparations for the December 7, general
elections. According to the Daily
Statesman with the headline, ‘Four (4)
Telcos to do EC’s E-transmission of results.’ “The EC has just awarded
contracts for the electronic transmission of collated results to four local
mobile telephony companies.”
Still on the headlines, the
Daily Graphic states that, ‘Disqualified aspirants disappointed with
the EC”. ‘It reads, a number of disqualified presidential candidates have
expressed their disappointment with the EC for not proving a level playing
field for the conduct of the December 7 polls’.
Besides, the Crusading Guide captions, ‘Akufo-Addo condemns violent attacks …As he
advocates free, fair elections.’ It says, presidential candidate of the New
Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo-Danquah, has condemned the wave of violent attacks
on the party’s parliamentary candidates and activists across the country.
Furthermore, the Daily
Guide has its headline, ‘Supreme
Court blast EC’. It reads, the Supreme Court on Wednesday descended heavily
on the EC, describing its persistent absence from court over matters of
national interest as disrespectful’.
“Mahama’s
2nd Term will Economically Empower All”, is a headline in
the Ghana Palaver. According to the story attributed to the Chief of Staff,
Julius Debrah, President John Dramani Mahama’s second term will ensure a
thriving economy and sustainable jobs through industrialization for accelerated
transformation and growth. He said this when he went to his home region, the
Eastern region to drum home the need for the chiefs and the people to maintain
Mahama and the NDC for a second term.
EC
will not change format of ballot paper – Kofi Dzakpasu.
According to the Daily Post, the EC is taking steps to minimize the incidence of
rejected ballots in the next month’s election. Head of Communications at the Commission,
Mr Eric Kofi Dzakpasu says the elections management body is determined to
ensure that candidates are credited with votes they deserve. He made those
comments when he was speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show.
The headline in the Ghanaian
Observer, Minister Calls for War
… As Odododiodoo Boils, states that, the Accra Regional Police Command is
investigating assault allegations against the Member of Parliament for
Odododiodoo and Sport Minister, Nii Lante Vanderpuye. This follows violent
attack last Tuesday night on supporters of the main opposition NPP by thugs of
the NDC shortly after a mammoth rally had been held in the constituency by the
opposition party.
The Ghanaian Times also
carries the headline, Akufo-Addo
Promises Landing Beach at Ekumfi Otuam. According to the paper, Nana Addo
Dankwa Akufo-Addo, NPP presidential candidate, has promised that should he be
given the nod, his government will construct a landing beach at Ekumfi Otuam
and name it after the late president John Evans Atta Mills.
This news media review is made
possible with funding from the INDIGO Trust.
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