Kofi Doe, 54, now works as a plantain and maize farmer. Before becoming a plantain and maize farmer, he was a prominent cowpea farmer in Wusuta, located in the Kpando District of the Volta of Ghana.

In the dynamic landscape of electioneering, the ability to connect with voters on a profound, almost personal level can make a great deal of difference. 

On International Youth Day, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) released its youth manifesto. Typically, the political parties release just one manifesto covering all sectors and persons including the youth.

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has served notice that its manifesto for this year’s election will be launched on August 18.

The Northern Regional branch and New Juaben South Constituency of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) last Saturday organised health walks as part of the party’s electioneering to win voters for the party.

The Electoral Commission (EC) will, for the first time, publish on its website the guidelines for the conduct of the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections for the resolution of any irregularities that may occur during the counting and collation process.

Across eight elections in the Fourth Republic, the influence of the smaller political parties in Ghana has diminished with time despite the promise that attended their formation and inauguration.

As the December 2024 presidential campaign front inches towards the home stretch, the political scene has been inundated with lofty promises, and sometimes audacious pledges that somehow promise to overhaul the debt-ridden Ghanaian economy into an instant paradise.

THIS week, I had a political wish. I asked the elections fairy if presidential and parliamentary elections can be held on July 31.  The fairy just smiled. 

Al Nassr, one of the leading clubs in the Saudi Pro League, is making headlines with its ambitious move to sign West Ham United's star midfielder, Mohammed Kudus. 

The founder and leader of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), Akua Donkor has made 18 promises which she will oversee once she is elected as Ghana’s next President in the 2024 presidential election.

Britain woke Friday to the scene of a political earthquake. The opposition Labour Party, after 14 years in the political wilderness, has handed a brutal defeat to the ruling Conservatives.

All three constituencies in Bono Region’s Dormaa areas have offered favourable reception to the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) over the years, despite Dormaa West swinging between the NPP and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in three elections.

The Ghana Statistical Services (GSS) reported last week on multidimensional poverty in Ghana which showed that overall, a little over seven million (7,317,555) or twenty-four per cent (24%) Ghanaians are multidimensionally poor.

Election 2024 is five months away. As candidates for President and Parliament travel the length and breadth of the country and respective constituencies, several promises are being made to voters. It is sometimes intriguing to hear some of the promises as it begs the question of whether it is the supply side (candidate-initiated) or demand side (voter-initiated). Whether candidate or voter-initiated, election promises assume that there is a fair sense of what voters want.

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has named its national campaign team for the upcoming December 7 general election.

Seen as a swing constituency since acquiring its current name, the Tain Constituency in the Bono Region has contributed its fair share to shaping the local political landscape.

The leading presidential candidates are keen to stress the importance of Ghana’s churches for the country’s development.

It is absolutely okay for anyone to criticise the operations of the Electoral Commission (EC) provided it is balanced and constructive, the Majority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has said. 

The International Association of World Peace Advocate (IAWPA-Ghana) has launched an Election 2024 Peace Awareness Campaign
Dubbed the Africa Peace Advocate Award, it is scheduled to take place on September 21, 2024 to coincide with the United Nations International Day of Peace.