The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) is the official body in Ghana responsible for all public elections. Made up of seven members and there are seven (7) functional departments at the Head Office. Each department is headed by a Director who is assisted by Unit Heads. The departments are:- Electoral services;Human Resource;Finance;Training;Administration;Research,Monitoring &Evaluation;Information Technology. its independence is guaranteed by the 1992 Ghana constitution. The current commission was established by the Electoral Commission Act (Act 451) of 1993. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan was the first substantive chairman of the commission in the Fourth Republic of Ghana,from 1993 to 2015. He was succeeded by Charlotte Osei as the first female chairman of the commission from 2015 to June 2018. Jean Adukwei Mensah succeeded Charlotte Osei in July 2018. On December 5,2018,the Electoral commission chaired by Jean Adukwei Mensah reverted to the old logo showing the Coat of arms of Ghana and a ballot box showing the hand casting its votes,after the controversy over the new logo.
Job 600 is a Government building in Accra,Ghana. The post-independence structure,which is just behind the Parliament House,was commissioned by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah,the first President of Ghana,in 1965. The building underwent massive renovation to serve as an office complex for Members of Ghana's Parliament and was completed in 2016.
Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu is a Ghanaian urban planner and politician. He was the majority leader in the Ghanaian Parliament until he stepped down on 21 February 2024 and is the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs in Ghana. He is the longest serving lawmaker in Ghana.
Irene Naa Torshie Addo is a Ghanaian politician and lawyer,former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and a Member of Parliament for Tema West Constituency.
Patricia Appiagyei is a Ghanaian politician,one-time Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister and the first female mayor of Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly. She is the Member of Parliament (MP) in the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana and the 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana,representing Asokwa Constituency. She is a member of the New Patriotic Party in Ghana.
Akosua Frema Osei-Opare is a development practitioner,an academic,and a Ghanaian politician. Having spent 40 years in these domains,Akosua Frema Osei-Opare,is an expert in labour and hiring as well as development consulting. She represented Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency in the Parliament of Ghana. She is the current and first female Chief of Staff of Ghana.
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo took office as Ghana's president on 7 January 2017 after winning the December 2016 presidential elections. A number of controversies have arisen under his administration.
Kwasi Anin-Yeboah is a Ghanaian judge and a former Chief Justice of Ghana. In December 2019,President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo nominated Justice Anin-Yeboah as the Chief Justice of Ghana.
Osei Bonsu Amoah is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana and represents the people of Akwapim South Constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana under the flag of the New Patriotic Party.
Vincent Sowah Odotei is a Ghanaian politician and the Member of Parliament of La Dadekotopon in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party was the deputy minister for communications in Ghana until his appointment was terminated on April 6,2020,by President Nana Akufo-Addo.
Samuel Abu Jinapor,is a Ghanaian lawyer and a politician. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party and the Member of Parliament for the Damongo Constituency. In 2017,President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo appointed him as Deputy Chief of Staff in charge of Operations at the Office of the President,at the age of 33,the youngest in the history of Ghana to occupy such a position. He is currently the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources.
Francis Asenso-Boakye is a Ghanaian politician and businessman. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party. He is the member of parliament for the Bantama Constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He was the deputy Chief of Staff and Political Assistant to Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo;President of the Republic of Ghana. He is currently the Minister for Roads and Highways.
Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum is a Ghanaian politician and member of the eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana,representing the Bosomtwe Constituency in the Ashanti Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. On 5 March 2021,Adutwum was appointed by President Nana Akufo-Addo as the Minister of Education in Ghana.He is noted for his unannounced visits to schools as means to effective monitoring and supervision.
Issifu Omoro Tanko Amadu is a Supreme Court judge of the Republic of Ghana.
Ghana COVID-19 Alleviation and Revitalisation of Enterprises Support was launched by Nana Akufo-Addo on 18 November 2020 in Accra. Some source also claimed it was launched by Yaw Osafo-Maafo. The program is in two phases. It is also known as "Obaatan Pa”. The program is claimed to serve as a 'blueprint' for Ghana's economy recovery post COVID-19. According to Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu,the Ghana CARES program 'is the boldest and biggest economic recovery program in the country's history,will enable the country to turn the challenges created by COVID-19 into opportunities for socioeconomic transformation'.
Osei Assibey Antwi is a Ghanaian administrator and politician who is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). He is currently the Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) doubling as the Mayor of Kumasi.
On June 28,2021,two people were shot and killed by the security personnel in Ejura,Ghana and four others were injured during a demonstration which turned violent.
The Ghanaian anti-LGBT bill is a proposed law in Ghana that would introduce wide-ranging restrictions on LGBT+ rights. The bill was approved by the Parliament of Ghana on 28 February 2024 with bipartisan support and will only come into effect only if signed into law by President Nana Akufo-Addo.
Richard Adjei-Frimpong is a Ghanaian judge and an active justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana.
