EC CLEARS 13 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION 2024

They are nine candidates contesting on the ticket of political parties and four independent candidates in the race.

Notable among the 11 aspirants who have been disqualified are the People’s National Convention’s (PNC), Bernard Mornah, Janet Nabla, an independent aspirant and Kofi Asamoah Siaw of the Progressive Peoples Party (PPP).

When the window for filing of nominations closed on Friday, September 13, 2024, 12 presidential aspirants standing on the ticket of political parties and 12 others who were standing as independent entities had filed their nominations with the Electoral Commission (EC) to contest the presidential slot in the December 7 general election.

“Following the successful conduct of the filing of nominations from the 9th of September to the 13th of September, 2024, the commission instituted a thorough examination of the nomination forms submitted by the candidates to ensure conformity with requirements as set out in law.” a statement issued by the EC said on Friday morning [Sept 20].

“The Electoral Commission wishes to inform the General Public that the following persons have successfully gone through the Nomination process and qualify to contest as Candidates in the 2024 Presidential Election:

CANDIDATE – PARTY/ENTITY

Mahamudu Bawumia – New Patriotic Party (NPP)

John Dramani Mahama – National Democratic Congress (NDC)

Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen – Independent Candidate

Christian Kwabena Andrews – Ghana Union Movement (GUM)

Daniel Augustus Lartey Jnr – Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP)

George Twum-Barima-Adu – Independent Candidate

Nana Kwame Bediako – Independent Candidate

Akua Donkor – Ghana Freedom Party (GFP)

Hassan Abdulai Ayariga – All People’s Congress (APC)

Kofi Akpaloo – Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG)

Mohammed Frimpong – National Democratic Party (NDP)

Nana Akosua Frimpomaa – Convention People’s Party (CPP)

Kofi Koranteng – Independent Candidate

 

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