Election 2024: Bawumia Picks Number 1 Position On Ballot, Mahama Picks 8

Election 2024: Bawumia Picks Number 1 Position On Ballot, Mahama Picks 8

  • The New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Mahamudu Bawumia, will be number one on the election ballot
  • There will be 13 presidential candidates on the ballot paper for the 2024 general election on December 7
  • The Electoral Commission earlier announced that it disqualified 11 presidential aspirants in the 2024 election

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The New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Mahamudu Bawumia, will be number one on the election ballot.

On Friday, September 20, Evans Nimako, the NPP’s Director of Elections, picked the party’s number during the Electoral Commission's balloting event in Accra.

The Electoral Commission holds balloting for candidates
Mahamadu Bawuma and John Mahama are the leading candidates in the Ghana election
Source: Getty Images

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Mahama will be number 8 on the ballot.

The commission broadcast the balloting live on September 20, 2024, from its head office.

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Find full list of positions below:

  1. Mahamudu Bawumia - NPP
  2. Daniel Augustus Lartey Inr – GCPP
  3. Akua Donkor - Ghana Freedom Party
  4. Christian Kwabena Andrews - GUM
  5. Kofi Akpaloo - Liberal Party of Ghana
  6. Mohammed Frimpong - National Democratic Party
  7. Nana Akosua Frimpomaa - CPP
  8. John Dramani Mahama - NDC
  9. Hassan Abdulai Ayariga - All People's Congress
  10. Kofi Koranteng - Independent Candidate
  11. George Twum-Barima-Adu - Independent Candidate
  12. Nana Kwame Bediako - Independent Candidate
  13. Alan John Kyerematen - Independent Candidate

On a busy day of election activity, the commission announced that it disqualified 11 presidential aspirants in the 2024 election.

Among the disqualified applicants were Bernard Mornah of the People's National Convention and Janet Nabla, a former member of the same party who currently represents the People's National Party.

The commission explained that the 11 were disqualified for issues relating to incomplete forms.

Thirty-nine persons initially picked up nomination forms to contest the 2024 general election, while 24 filed their nomination forms.

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EC releases list of approved presidential aspirants For 2024 elections, several others disqualified from race

NPP headed for defeat in 11 regions

YEN.com.gh reported that an SMB Intelligence study projects the NDC to win 11 regions in the upcoming election.

The study also says the NPP will lose some significant votes in the Ashanti Region.

UK research and data firm Fitch Solutions already expects the NPP to lose the 2024 elections.

The firm said 54% of respondents surveyed tipped the NDC to beat the NPP.

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Source: YEN.com.gh

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.