Also known as: Mr Tanko · Mr Tanko Computer
Deputy Director of Elections and IT of the National Democratic Congress commenting on constitutional matters, party elections, and governance issues.
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The Deputy Director of Elections and IT for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Rashid Tanko Computer, has rejected claims that the continued detention of Salomey Awiti Baffoe is a government strategy to divert public attention from the ongoing narcotics trafficking concerns. …
“The law must work” – NDC rejects claims Salomey Baffoe’s bail denial is diversion from cocaine scandalJoy Online
Deputy Director of Elections and Information Technology of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Rashid Tanko Computer, says Ghana’s 1992 Constitution is due for a comprehensive review to address shortcomings that have emerged after more than three decades of operation. …
Tanko Computer backs comprehensive review of 1992 ConstitutionJoy Online
… Deputy Director of Elections and Information Technology of the NDC, Rashid Tanko Computer, said Ghana’s political culture makes it risky to have MMDCEs from a political party different from the party controlling central government. …
Partisan MMDCE elections could stifle development – NDCJoy Online
… The Minister was accompanied on the tour by Dr Edmund Yirenkyi Fianko, Director-General of the NCA; Mr Rashid Tanko Computer, Chief Executive Officer of GIFEC; Mrs Rita Akosua Adjei Awatey, Eastern Regional Minister; and engineers from the Ministry, NCA and Mobile Network Operato …
Gov’t to make rural telephony services cheaper by first quarter of 2027 – Sam GeorgeJoy Online
… He was accompanied by Dr Edmund Yirenkyi Fianko, Director-General of the National Communications Authority (NCA); Mr Rashid Tanko Computer, Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC); Mrs Rita Akosua Adjei Awatey, Eastern Regional M …
Gov’t to upgrade all rural telephony networks to 4G capability – Sam GeorgeJoy Online
Deputy Director of Elections and IT of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Rashid Tanko Computer, has criticised the decision by Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, to pursue the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) National Chairmanship position while serving …
NPP acting lawlessly by allowing Wontumi to pursue chairmanship – Rashid TankoJoy Online
The Deputy Director in charge of IT and Elections of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), Rashid Tanko Computer, has accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) of hypocrisy over its planned August 6 demonstration, which coincides with the first anniversary of the helicopt …
NPP demo exposes hypocrisy over remembrance of 8 helicopter crash victims – NDCJoy Online
… Speaking on Citi FM on Wednesday, July 29, the NDC’s Deputy Director of IT and Elections, Rashid Tanko Computer, said the party already possesses the data management systems and organisational structures needed to implement the new arrangement. …
‘It’s feasible’: NDC says it is ready to implement Supreme Court ruling on internal party electionsJoy Online
… The party’s Deputy Director of IT and Elections, Rashid Tanko Computer, said although opening up internal elections to all party members would increase the cost of organising such exercises, the need to protect democratic principles within political parties must take precedence. …
Opening party elections to all members will be expensive but necessary — NDCJoy Online
… According to the party’s Deputy Director of IT and Elections, Rashid Tanko Computer, the NDC has no reservations about the landmark judgment and already possesses the membership data and organisational structures required to transition to a more inclusive electoral system. …
NDC welcomes Supreme Court ruling on political party delegate system, says it is ready to complyNDC Deputy Director of Elections Rashid Tanko Computer rejected claims that Salomey Awiti Baffoe's continued detention is a government strategy to divert attention from narcotics trafficking concerns, insisting the case must follow due process and the law must work.
24 September 2026 · Joy Online →
NDC Deputy Director of Elections Rashid Tanko Computer rejected claims that Salomey Awiti Baffoe's continued detention is a government strategy to divert attention from narcotics trafficking concerns, insisting the case must follow due process and the law must work.
24 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Deputy Director of Elections and Information Technology of the National Democratic Congress, Rashid Tanko Computer, says Ghana's 1992 Constitution is due for comprehensive review after more than three decades of operation to address shortcomings and make democratic and administrative arrangements more responsive to current realities.
12 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The NDC's Deputy Director of Elections and Information Technology argues that fully partisan elections for MMDCEs could stifle development if opposition party members control local government while a different party runs central government, citing Ghana's political culture as requiring alignment between local and national leadership.
9 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Communications Minister Samuel Nartey George says the government is working with the National Communications Authority, Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications, and mobile network operators to make calls and data services cheaper on rural telephony networks by the end of the first quarter of 2027. The move aims to ensure subscribers can benefit from existing voice and data bundles when using rural telephony sites.
5 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Minister of Communications says the government will upgrade all Rural Telephony Project sites across the country to at least 4G capability to improve connectivity in underserved communities, as part of a broader review of the project to be presented to Cabinet.
5 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Deputy Director of Elections and IT of the NDC, Rashid Tanko Computer, has criticised the NPP's decision to allow Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi), who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for illegal mining offences, to pursue the NPP National Chairmanship position. Wontumi's campaign team has picked up nomination forms on his behalf, though the NPP's 2025 Constitution contains provisions addressing eligibility of convicted members.
21 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The NDC's Deputy Director of IT and Elections has criticized the NPP for scheduling a demonstration on August 6, which coincides with the first anniversary of a helicopter crash that killed eight people, saying the timing shows insensitivity to national tragedy even if the party has the constitutional right to protest.
5 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The NDC has expressed confidence it can comply with a Supreme Court directive to replace the delegate system with one allowing all eligible members to participate in selecting parliamentary and presidential candidates, citing existing data management systems and the successful conduct of branch elections across more than 40,000 branches.
30 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The NDC has acknowledged that implementing the Supreme Court's decision to abolish the delegate system in party elections will increase costs for political parties, but says defending democratic principles within parties must take precedence. The NDC's Deputy Director of IT and Elections said parties will need to find innovative ways to raise funds to meet the increased expense of broader internal elections.
29 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The National Democratic Congress says it welcomes the Supreme Court's ruling declaring Ghana's political party delegate system unconstitutional and is prepared to comply. The party's Deputy Director of IT and Elections stated the NDC has the membership data and structures needed to transition to a more inclusive electoral system and has prior experience with a similar model piloted between 2014 and 2015.
29 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The National Democratic Congress Deputy Director of IT and Elections says the 20-year sentence handed to NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako represents justice for communities devastated by illegal mining, citing polluted water bodies, destroyed forests, and health concerns affecting residents.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The NDC's Deputy Director of IT and Elections has criticized the Accra High Court's 20-year prison sentence for NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) over illegal mining activities on the Samreboi concession, arguing the maximum 25-year sentence would have been more appropriate given the environmental damage caused.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
NDC's Rashid Tanko Computer has defended the Economic and Organised Crime Office's arrest and investigation of former IMCCoD Executive Secretary Dennis Edward Aboagye, saying anyone who accepts public office must be prepared to account for the use of state resources. He stressed that public officials cannot object to investigations into their stewardship and that the allegations involve substantial public funds.
13 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Joy Prime's Prime Insight programme will air Saturday to discuss Kennedy Agyapong's comments on the Afari Military Hospital project and the resulting NPP controversy, alongside the latest utility tariff increases and their economic implications.
26 June 2026 · Joy Online →