The headquarters of the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) was lively on Monday, September 9, 2024, as the Commission started receiving nominations for the 2024 presidential election.
Out of the 39 individuals who picked up nomination forms, 24 successfully filed their nominations before the deadline on Friday, September 13, 2024.
The list of nominees includes both political party candidates and independent aspirants, featuring three female candidates.
Candidates of Political Parties
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) was the first candidate from a political party to file his nomination, accompanied by party executives. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) chairman also submitted the nomination for their flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, on September 9.
Other political party candidates who filed their nominations include Dr. Hassan Ayariga (All People’s Congress), Bernard Mornah (People’s National Convention), Kofi Akpaloo (Liberal Party of Ghana), and Dr. Daniel Augustus Lartey Jnr (Great Consolidated People’s Party). Additionally, Rev. Christian Kwabena Andrews (Ghana Union Movement), Kofi Asamoah Siaw (Progressive People’s Party), and Mohammed Frimpong (National Democratic Party) submitted their nominations as well.
The three female candidates who filed their nominations are Akua Donkor (Ghana Freedom Party), Janet Nabla (People’s National Party), and Nana Frimpomaa Sarpong Kumankumah.
Independent Candidates
The independent candidates who submitted their nominations include Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen, Samuel Apea-Danquah, George Twum Barima Adu, and Nana Kwame Bediako, also known as Cheddar. Others are Desmond Abrefah, Nana Stephens Adjepong, Paul Perkoh, James Kwesi Oppong, John Enyonam Kwakwu Kpikpi, Dr. Samuel Sampong Ankrah, Nii Amu Darko, and Kofi Koranteng.
The successful filing of nominations marks a crucial step in the preparations for the 2024 presidential election.
Meanwhile, the EC has assured the public that it will conduct a thorough review of all the candidate nomination forms.
Source: Adomonline
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