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EC does not intend to compile a new register – Jean Mensa
• Mrs Jean Mensa
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs Jean Adukwei Mensa has stated that the Commission has no intentions of compiling a new electoral register.
According to her, they are only seeking to make the register more credible for subsequent elections with their new policy.
Answering questions in Parliament yesterday, she said, ” There was a question as to whether we are preparing a new register, I would like to assure this honourable house that the Commission does not intend to prepare a new register.”
She said what the EC is seeking to do with the continuous registration is to update the register by bringing on board people who have turned 18 of age or those who are not previously registered.
“Under the new C.I., anyone who turns 18 can simply walk into any of our district offices and register to vote. This is a departure from the previous one. The main advantage of this is that potential voters can register anytime any day. Eligible persons will be at liberty to do it at their leisure because it will be an all-year-round activity.”
Jean Mensa further added that the new policy, through the introduction of a new C.I. is seeking to eliminate the guarantor system by resorting to only Ghana Card will ensure the credibility and integrity of the register.
She said it is public knowledge that many minors and foreigners use the door of the guarantor to come into the system.
This, she said will ultimately ensure the credibility and integrity of Ghana’s Elections.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
President John Mahama has arrived in Moscow, Russia, from Ethiopia to participate in the 3rd Russia-Africa Summit.
The summit is being hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
During the visit, President Mahama will join fellow African leaders at the Economic and Humanitarian Forum and summit plenary sessions.
He is also scheduled to hold high-level bilateral talks with President Putin and attend a Kente exhibition organised by the Russia-Ghana Parliamentary Forum.
As part of the visit, the President will receive honorary doctorate degrees from the Russian University of Transport and the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia.
He will also engage Russian businesses and state institutions to advance bilateral cooperation between Ghana and Russia.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
President John Dramani Mahama has commissioned four career diplomats as ambassador-designates to represent Ghana in four countries.
The commissioning ceremony took place on Friday, October 16, 2026.
The new envoys are Her Excellency Nana Antwiwaa Dodoo, Ambassador-Designate to Angola; His Excellency Louis Kwame Obeng, Ambassador-Designate to Qatar; Her Excellency Evelyn Korantemaa Ofosu-Amable, Ambassador-Designate to Israel; and His Excellency Jedidiah Reuben Adogla, Permanent Representative-Designate to Switzerland.
President Mahama charged them to advance Ghana’s national interests through strategic partnerships, economic diplomacy, investment mobilization, and expanded access to international markets.
He said Ghana’s diplomatic engagements must deliver tangible economic benefits, create jobs, and strengthen the country’s standing on the international stage.
The four envoys are career diplomats with over 27 years of experience.
On behalf of her colleagues, Her Excellency Nana Antwiwaa Dodoo thanked the President for the confidence reposed in them and pledged their commitment to emulate his leadership and deliver on the mandate given to them.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
