Watch NDC 2023 Primaries Live: Mahama Set For Victory As Duffuor Withdraws, Dumelo's Contest Suspended

• The NDC is going to the polls to elect iGhana'sidential and parliamentary candidates for the 2024 General Elections
• John Mahama is the clear favourite after his main contender Dr Kwabena Duffuor withdrew from May 13 primaries
• YEN.com.gh brings a live feed of the NDC's primaries from across 259 of the 275 constituencies in Ghana

The National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ghana's main opposition party, is set to elect its presidential candidate for the 2024 General Elections.

The primaries, scheduled for Saturday, May 13, 2023, will also see the party elect parliamentary candidates for 259 constituencies.

Sixteen of the party's parliamentary primaries, including the Ayawaso West Wuogon contest between John Dumelo and Fred Nuamah, have been suspended for various reasons.

Voting was supposed to start at 7:00 am and end at 4:00 pm. As of the time of this report, voting had started in many polling centres across the country.

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Over 350,000 delegates to vote in NDC primaries

According to the party, 356,624 delegates will vote in the primaries. The delegates comprise the branch, constituency, regional, and national executives, former executives, sitting Members of Parliament, former MPs, and government appointees.

Also, NDC-appointed Article 71 Office Holders, and metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives that served under the party’s government are all on the delegates list.

You can follow the NDC primaries by watching TV3's live feed below:

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Duffuor's injunction suit and withdrawal from NDC primaries

The holding of the primaries had become uncertain after Duffour filed for an injunction against it.

But the injunction suit filed was withdrawn on the morning of Friday, May 12, 2023, paving the way for a smooth process.

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Dr Duffuor subsequently withdrew from the presidential primary. Considered the main contender to the front-runner, John Mahama, Duffuor's withdrawal has seemingly made it easy for Mahama.

John Mahama Provides GH¢40 Package For Delegates

Meanwhile, John Mahama is supporting party delegates across the country with money to help them commute from their homes to voting centres.

The Mahama campaign has disclosed in a statement that it will be providing GH¢40 to each of the over 350,000 delegates.

The campaign said supporting the delegates to travel to the voting centres will help ensure a high voter turnout.

Source: YEN.com.gh