EC sets Sept. 2 for Akwatia by-election

The Electoral Commission (EC) has set Tuesday, September 2, 2025, for the by-election in the Akwatia Constituency in the Eastern Region.

A statement issued and signed by the Chairperson of the EC, Jean Mensa, dated July 30, 2025, said the Akwatia parliamentary seat became vacant following the unfortunate death of the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Ernest Kumi.

It said the by-election is in accordance with Article 112 (5) of the Constitution, as amended.

Filing fee/nominations

The Commission also announced a filing fee of GH¢10,000 per candidate for the election.

However, it said the filing fee for female candidates and persons with disabilities (PWDs) was GH¢7,500.

The Commission said submission of nomination forms for the election would be from August 11 to 13, 2025, at the Demkyembour District Office of the Commission from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on each day.

It said interested candidates were required to download the nomination forms from the Commission's website www.ec.gov.gh from Wednesday, July 30, 2025, to August 13, 2025.

“A prospective candidate may personally deliver or cause to be delivered on his/her behalf, by either the Proposer or Seconder of his/her nomination, the completed nomination forms to the Returning Officer at the Demkyembour District Office of the Commission on the dates and times stated above,” the statement said.

It said the nomination forms for each candidate shall be witnessed by the signature or mark of two registered voters as Proposer and Seconder, and supported by eighteen other registered voters in the constituency as assenting to the nominations.

The nomination forms shall also be endorsed with the candidate’s consent to the nomination.