Election 2024: EC to hold balloting for positions by presidential candidates today
The Electoral Commission (EC) is expected to hold balloting for the 24 presidential candidates in the upcoming 7 December elections on Friday (20 September). ”On behalf of the Electoral Commission, I am pleased to inform you that your candidate has successfully gone through the nomination process and therefore qualifies to contest as presidential candidate for … The post Election 2024: EC to hold balloting for positions by presidential candidates today appeared first on Asaase Radio.
The Electoral Commission (EC) is expected to hold balloting for the 24 presidential candidates in the upcoming 7 December elections on Friday (20 September).
”On behalf of the Electoral Commission, I am pleased to inform you that your candidate has successfully gone through the nomination process and therefore qualifies to contest as presidential candidate for the 2024 Presidential Election, congratulations,” the EC said in a letter.
”The balloting for positions will take place tomorrow, the 20 September, 2024at the corporate head office of the Electoral Commission. The time for the balloting is 4pm,” the letter said.
Twelve presidential aspirants standing on the ticket of political parties and 12 others who are standing as independent entities have filed their nominations with the Electoral Commission (EC) to contest the presidential slot in the 7 December general election.
Although 39 people picked up passcodes to enable them to fill and file the presidential nomination forms, the 24 submitted the completed forms as of the close of business last Friday.
The list, however, includes two aspirants who submitted the forms after the stipulated 5pm deadline, and their fate will be decided by the EC.
Candidates
Those who filed forms on party tickets are Dr Mahamudu Bawumia of the New Patriotic Party (NPP); former President John Dramani Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC); Kofi Akpaloo of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Rev. Christian Kwabena Andrews of the Ghana Union Movement (GUM) and Hassan Abdulai Ayariga of the All People’s Congress (APC).
Others are Mohammed Frimpong of the National Democratic Party (NDP); Akua Donkor of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP); Nana Akosua Frimpomaa Sarpong-Kumankumah of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) and Janet Asana Nabla of the People’s National Party (PNP).
The others are Bernard Mornah of the People’s National Convention (PNC); Daniel Augustus Lartey of the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), and Kofi Asamoah Siaw of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP).
The independent candidates are Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen; Nana Kwame Bediako; Samuel Apea-Danquah; George Twum Barimah-Adu and Kofi Koranteng.
The rest are Desmond Abrefah; Nana Stephens Adjepong; Paul Perkoh; James Kwesi Oppong; John Enyonam Kwakwu Kpikpi; Dr Samuel Sampong Ankrah as well as Nii Amu Darko.
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