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NPP announces schedule and voter ID requirements for October 3 elections
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced the programme and voter identification requirements for its national officers elections scheduled for Saturday, October 3, 2026.
In a notice issued on September 30, the National Officers Elections Committee (NOEC) said constitutional amendments would begin at exactly 9:00 a.m., while the election of national officers was expected to start at 12:00 p.m.
Voting will take place across 31 polling stations for nine elected national positions.
They are the National Chairman, Vice Chairman, General Secretary, National Organiser, National Women’s Organiser, National Youth Organiser, National Nasara Organiser, National Treasurer and National Communications Director.
The committee said the Electoral Commission (EC) would conduct the elections and verify the identity of every voter.
According to the NOEC, delegates must have their names on the delegates’ register and present one valid identification document before they can vote.
The accepted documents are a Voter ID card, Ghana Card or NPP party card.
The committee has therefore advised all delegates to come along with at least one of the approved identification documents and allow enough time for verification before voting begins.
In the notice signed by the Chairman of the NOEC, Frederick Opare-Ansah, all constituency, regional and national officers were also asked to bring the information to the attention of delegates within their respective jurisdictions.
The party said the arrangements were intended to support the orderly consideration of the constitutional amendments and the smooth conduct of the national officers elections.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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GES directs Ashanti Regional, Obuasi Municipal Education Directors to step aside over Obuasi SHTS scandal
The Management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed the Ashanti Regional Director of Education, Dr. William Amankrah Appiah, and the Obuasi Municipal Director of Education, Mr. Kwamena Owusu-Nketiah, to step aside with immediate effect.
The directive forms part of ongoing investigations into allegations of sexual misconduct involving the headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), Mr. Zakaria Abdulai.
According to GES, the decision is intended to ensure that the investigations proceed without potential interference, nor the perception of it.
The two directors are to hand over their offices and all state property in their possession to the Deputy Ashanti Regional Director of Education, Mr. Thomas Kwame Boateng.
Management added that the headmaster, Mr. Zakaria Abdulai, also remains interdicted and therefore urged the public to ignore any news circulating that he has been cleared.
Management is calling for calm, support and cooperation as thorough investigations into the matter continue.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has joined the family of the late Professor Jason Atta Kwei Arday, the Ghanaian community in the UK, and other dignitaries for a memorial service in Southwark, UK.
In a post, Mr. Ablakwa described the service as deeply moving and unforgettable, held in honour of the late professor’s memory.
According to him, in keeping with the government’s pledge, he joined the family, Ghana’s High Commissioner to London, British MPs, Ministers, the Mayor of London, Cambridge scholars, Prof. Arday’s students and loved ones to pay respects and honour his inspiring legacy.
Mr. Ablakwa noted that Prof. Arday’s accomplishments as the youngest Black professor appointed at the University of Cambridge and his widely appreciated charitable contributions will continue to inspire generations.
“The Government and People of Ghana will continue to stand by our compatriots everywhere they are in the world. As we do so, we profess our commitment to justice, equality and the creation of a new world,” he said.
He prayed for fortitude for the family in what he described as an extraordinarily difficult time.
“We shall always remember Prof. Arday for his response when asked what he will wish to do to change the world: ‘I would take a thread and a needle, and I’d interweave love into our society’,” Mr. Ablakwa added.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
