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General elections will be held in Ghana on 7 December 2024, to elect the president and members of Parliament. [1] [2] Incumbent President Nana Akufo-Addo, having completed his constitutional term limits, is ineligible for re-election.
The President of Ghana is elected using the two-round system. The members of Parliament are elected in single-member constituencies using first-past-the-post voting. [3] [4]
Eligible voters must be Ghanaian citizens at least 18 years old, although those declared insane are disenfranchised. Parliamentary candidates must be Ghanaian citizens at least 21 years old, who are either residents of a constituency or have lived there for at least five of the ten years prior to the election. [5]
The ruling New Patriotic Party opened its nomination period on 26th May 2023, and closed nominations on 24th June 2023. Candidates were selected at the National Congress held on 4th November 2023. [6] More than five candidates filed to run in the primaries when the party called for a Special Congress on 26th August. Incumbent President Akufo-Addo said that members of his cabinet who sought to run for president should step down from their posts to focus on their campaigns, prompting a number of resignations. [7] [8]
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
To reduce the number of candidates, the NPP held a Special Super Delegates Congress on 26th August 2023, which would select the top five candidates who would then go on to contest in the final primaries in November. Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia placed first, with 68% of the votes. To the surprise of many observers, "maverick" MP Kennedy Agyapong, running a campaign largely critical of the Akufo-Addo administration, placed second, edging out NPP veteran Alan John Kyeremanten, who first ran for President in 2008. Owusu Afriyie Akoto placed fourth, while Francis Addai-Nimoh and Boakye Agyarko tied for fifth place, necessitating a run-off, which Addai-Nimoh won, rounding out the five final candidates for the primaries. [13] However, Kyeremanten announced that he would withdraw from the primaries (later leaving the NPP entirely and launching his own third-party campaign), leaving four candidates. [14]
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Mahamudu Bawumia | 629 | 68.37 |
| Kennedy Agyapong | 132 | 14.35 |
| Alan Kyeremanten | 95 | 10.33 |
| Owusu Afriyie Akoto | 36 | 3.91 |
| Francis Addai-Nimoh | 9 | 0.98 |
| Boakye Agyarko | 9 | 0.98 |
| Kwabena Agyapong | 6 | 0.65 |
| Kwadwo Poku | 4 | 0.43 |
| Kofi Konadu Apraku | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total | 920 | 100.00 |
The NPP held its primaries on 4th November 2023. Bawumia again won by a wide margin, confirming him as the NPP's nominee for the 2024 elections, although Kennedy Agyapong's performance was also impressive as he secured a stronger second-place finish compared to his showing at the Super Delegates' Congress. [15]
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Mahamudu Bawumia | 118,210 | 61.43 |
| Kennedy Agyapong | 71,991 | 37.41 |
| Owusu Afriyie Akoto | 1,459 | 0.76 |
| Francis Addai-Nimoh | 781 | 0.41 |
| Total | 192,441 | 100.00 |
The opposition National Democratic Congress opened its nomination period on 22nd February 2023 and closed nominations on 22nd March 2023. Candidates were required to pay a GH₵500,000 filing fee and a GH₵30,000 nomination fee, women and persons living with disabilities were eligible for a 50% discount. The NDC selected its candidate on 13th May 2023. [16]
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
The NDC primary was held on 13th May 2023. Kobeah dropped out on 29th March and Duffuor dropped out the day before the election, claiming irregularities in the organization of the polls, leaving two candidates. [18] [19] Former President Mahama won nomination in an overwhelming landslide, winning nearly 99% of the vote, setting the stage for the fourth consecutive election in which he would be the NDC's flag-bearer. [20] Bonsu called Mahama to concede and offer his support. [21]
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| John Mahama | 297,603 | 98.94 |
| Kojo Bonsu | 3,181 | 1.06 |
| Total | 300,784 | 100.00 |
In June 2024, the NDC accused the electoral commission of colluding with the ruling NPP to rig the elections via an illegal voter transfer scheme, which the NDC claimed was orchestrated by Yohane Amarh Ashitey, the NPP Parliamentary Candidate and the Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive. [22]
On 25 September 2023, Alan John Kyeremanten formed the Movement For Change party to aspire for the 2024 Ghanaian general election as an independent presidential candidate for the presidential race after resigning from New Patriotic Party (NPP). Therefore he will be a presidential candidate for the 2024 Ghanaian general election. [23] [24]
On 7th January 2024, real estate developer Nana Kwame Bediako announced that he would run as the candidate for the New Force movement. This followed weeks of speculation during which the New Force teased its fielding of a "masked" candidate, who was widely expected to be Bediako. The announcement, which was due to take place at Black Star Square, was postponed after the presidential administration pulled the permit for the rally, citing "an unforeseen state event". [25]
Akua Donkor's Ghana Freedom Party, having been disqualified in the 2012 Ghanaian general election and 2016 Ghanaian general election and contesting in the 2020 Ghanaian general election submitted their form on September 12 to officially contest in the 2024 Ghanaian general election. However, on September 28, it was announced that the party's founder and flag bearer had passed on, [26] [27] leaving a controversial void as to the way forward with the Electoral Commission of Ghana halting ballot printing. [28]
On November 4, the party's leadership announced the nomination of Kwabena Agyeman Appiah Kubi popularly known as Roman Fada as its new presidential candidate. [29] [30] The party will not contest in the 2004 Ghanaian general election due to the disqualification of Philip Appiah Kubi who was nominated as replacement for Akua Donkor after her demise. [31] [32]
| Polling firm | Fieldwork Date | Mahama | Bawumia | Kyerematen | Bediako | Others | Margin of error | Sample size | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global InfoAnalytics [33] | September 20 - 28 2024 | 51.1% | 37.3% | 4.1% | 6.2% | 1.3% | ±2.49% | 8,206 | 13.8% |
39 candidates made up of 12 political parties and 27 independent candidates indicated their intention to contest the 2024 presidential election. They collected nomination forms from the Electoral Commission. [34] [35] The filing of nomination papers started on 9th September 2024. [36] At the close of nominations on Friday 13th September 2024, 24 of the candidates had successfully filed their nomination papers with the Commission. [37] 12 candidates submitted forms as representatives of political parties and the other 12 were independent candidates. Two candidates submitted their forms after the deadline on Friday 13th September 2024. The Electoral Commission received the forms but is yet to announce the fate of the two candidates. [38] [39]
| Party | Presidential candidate | Date / Form submitted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All People's Congress | Hassan Ayariga | 9 September 2024 [40] | Contested 2020 election [41] |
| Convention People's Party | Nana Frimpomaa Sarpong Kumankumah | 12 September 2024 [42] | |
| Great Consolidated Popular Party | Daniel Augustus Lartey | Submitted [37] | |
| Ghana Freedom Party | Akua Donkor | 12 September 2024 [42] | Contested 2020 election [41] |
| Ghana Union Movement | Christian Kwabena Andrews | 9 September 2024 [40] | Contested 2020 election [41] |
| Liberal Party of Ghana | Percival Kofi Akpaloo | 9 September 2024 [43] [40] | Contested 2020 election [41] |
| National Democratic Congress | John Mahama | 9 September 2024 [40] | President of Ghana (2012 - 2016) Contested 2020 election [41] |
| National Democratic Party | Mohammed Frimpong | Submitted [37] | |
| New Patriotic Party | Mahamudu Bawumia | 9 September 2024 [40] | Vice President of Ghana (2016 - 2024) Vice Presidential candidate in 2020 [41] |
| People's National Convention | a Bernard Mornah | Submitted [37] | |
| Progressive Alliance for Ghana | a John Enyonam Kwakwu Kpikpi | Submitted [37] | |
| Progressive People's Party | a Kofi Asamoah Siaw [37] | Forms were submitted late [44] Vice Presidential candidate in 2020 [45] | |
| Independent | Muhammad Abdullah | Not submitted | |
| a Desmond Abrefa | Submitted [37] | ||
| a Nana Stephens Adjepong | Submitted [37] | ||
| Seth Ntim Agyarko | Not submitted | ||
| T. K. Amenya | Not submitted | ||
| Wilberforce Andrews | Not submitted | ||
| a Sam Sampong Ankrah | Submitted [37] | ||
| a Samuel Apea-Danquah | 9 September 2024 [40] | ||
| Kenneth Kwame Asamoah | Not submitted | ||
| Tom Asiseh | Not submitted | ||
| Stephen Atubiga | Not submitted | ||
| Agnes Ayisha | Forgot to fill forms [46] | ||
| Nana Kwame Bediako | 9 September 2024 [47] [40] | ||
| a Nii Amu Darko | Submitted [37] | ||
| Nana Ohene Aggrey Bentsil Djan | Not submitted | ||
| Tawiah N. Hemans | Not submitted | ||
| Kofi Koranteng | Submitted [37] | ||
| Alan John Kyerematen | 11 September 2024 [48] | ||
| a Janet Asana Nabla | 12 September 2024 [42] | ||
| Isaac Wiafe Ofori | Not submitted | ||
| a James Kwasi Oppong | Submitted [37] | ||
| a Paul Perkoh | Submitted [37] | ||
| Robert Roy Reindorf | Not submitted | ||
| Richard Sumah | Not submitted | ||
| George Twum-Barima-Adu | 9 September 2024 [40] | ||
| Samuel Worlanyo | Not submitted | ||
| Jacob Osei Yeboah | Not submitted Vice Presidential candidate in 2020 [49] | ||
^a – Disqualified by the Electoral Commission of Ghana
On 20th September 2024, the Electoral Commission released the final list of candidates who would be on the ballot for the presidential election. 13 of the 24 applicants made the final list while 11 were disqualified. [50] The disqualifications were based on the candidates not having fulfilled all the requirements or discrepancies noticed on their forms. [51] 9 of the 12 candidates of political parties and 4 of the 12 independent candidates made the final list. Candidates of the People's National Convention (PNC), Progressive Alliance for Ghana (PAG) and the Progressive People's Party (PPP) were not listed. [52] The order of candidates on the ballot paper was determined by a ballot conducted by the Electoral Commission on 20 September 2024. [53] [54] On 28th October 2024, Akua Donkor, the presidential candidate for the Ghana Freedom Party, died after sudden illness. [55] [56] The GFP was given 10 days to nominate a replacement for Akua Donkor. They submitted forms for Philip Appiah-Kubi who was her running mate. The Electoral Commission found that the forms submitted had irregularities and as the GFP could not correct them promptly, they were disqualified from presenting a candidate for the Presidential election. The Commission however went ahead with printing the ballot papers citing inadequate time and to reduce costs if they had to start all over again. [57] [58]
| Number | Party | Abbreviation | Presidential Candidate | Running Mate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Patriotic Party | NPP | Mahamudu Bawumia | Matthew Opoku Prempeh |
| 2 | Great Consolidated Popular Party | GCPP | Daniel Augustus Lartey | |
| 3 | Ghana Freedom Party | GFP | Akua Donkor (died on October 28th) | Kwabena Agyeman Appiah Kubi [59] |
| 4 | Ghana Union Movement | GUM | Christian Kwabena Andrews | Evelyn Serwaa Bonsu [60] |
| 5 | Liberal Party of Ghana | LPG | Kofi Akpaloo | Elizabeth Sam [61] |
| 6 | National Democratic Party | NDP | Mohammed Frimpong | |
| 7 | Convention People's Party | CPP | Nana Akosua Frimpomaa Kumankuma | Wayoe Ghanamannti |
| 8 | National Democratic Congress | NDC | John Dramani Mahama | Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang |
| 9 | All People's Congress | APC | Hassan Abdulai Ayariga | Samuel Mensah [62] |
| 10 | Independent | Kofi Koranteng | ||
| 11 | Independent | George Twum-Barima-Adu | Nyaaba-Aweeba Azongo [63] [64] | |
| 12 | Independent | Nana Kwame Bediako | Maryam Esaka Kriesie [65] | |
| 13 | Independent | Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen | Kwame Owusu Danso [66] | |
| Source:Graphic Online | ||||
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