The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is a social democratic political party in Ghana,founded by Jerry Rawlings,who was Head of State in Ghana from 1981 to 1993. He became the President of Ghana from 1993 to 2001. Following the formation of the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC),which ruled Ghana following the military coup d'état on 31 December 1981,there was pressure from the international community to restore democracy. The NDC was formed as the ruling party ahead of elections in 1992,in which Rawlings was elected president,and in 1996 Rawlings was re-elected as the NDC candidate. Rawlings' second term ended in 2001.
John Dramani Mahama is a Ghanaian politician who has been the 14th president of Ghana since 7 January 2025. He previously served as the 12th president from 2012 to 2017 and as the fifth vice president from 2009 to 2012. Mahama took office as president for the first time on 24 July 2012,following the death of his predecessor,John Atta Mills.
Mahamudu Bawumia is a Ghanaian politician and former central banker who served as the seventh vice president of Ghana from 7 January 2017 to 7 January 2025 under President Nana Akufo-Addo. He was the New Patriotic Party (NPP) nominee for president in the 2024 general election.
Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka is the Member of Parliament for Asawase in the Ashanti Region of Ghana of the 4th,5th,6th,7th and the 8th parliaments of the 4th Republic of Ghana. He was the Minority Chief Whip in the Parliament of Ghana.
Haruna Iddrisu is a Ghanaian lawyer,politician,football enthusiast and owner of Karela United and Steadfast Football clubs owner who is a member of the eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing Tamale South. He served as the Minority Leader for NDC in Ghana's Parliament from January 2017 and was succeeded by Ato Forson.
Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu is a Ghanaian urban planner and politician. He was the majority leader in the Ghanaian Parliament until he stepped down on 21 February 2024 and is the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs in Ghana. He is the longest serving lawmaker in Ghana.
Anas Aremeyaw Anas,better known as Anas,is a Ghanaian journalist born in the late 1970s. He utilizes his anonymity as a tool in his investigative journalism work. Anas is a politically non-aligned multimedia journalist who specializes in print media and documentaries. He focuses on issues of human rights and anti-corruption in Ghana and sub-Saharan Africa. In December 2015 Foreign Policy magazine named Anas one of 2015's leading global thinkers. In 2016 Anas had a "Best Journalist" award named after him by the Press Foundation in Ghana.
Alhaji Mumuni Bawumia was a Ghanaian politician,lawyer and the paramount chief of Kperiga in the then Northern region of Ghana. He was chairman of the council of state in the 4th republic from 1993 to 2000.
Kwabena Agyei Agyapong is a Ghanaian civil engineer and politician.
Samira Bawumia is a Ghanaian politician who served as the Second Lady of Ghana from 2017 to 2025. She is married to former Vice-President of Ghana,Mahamudu Bawumia. She received the Ghanaian Women Association of Georgia Global Humanitarian Award,an honor from the Atlanta City Council,and is also recognized by the Macon Bibb country. She graduated from the University of London with a bachelor’s degree in law.
Matthew Opoku Prempeh is a Ghanaian medical doctor and politician. He was the vice presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party for the 2024 Presidential and Parliamentary elections. He is the Member of Parliament for the Manhyia South Constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He is a former Minister of Education. He is popularly known as NAPO,an acronym for his traditional name,Nana Poku. He served as the Minister of Energy from 2021 to 2024.
Anthony Abayifaa Karbo is a Ghanaian politician and member of Parliament of the Lawra constituency in the upper west region of Ghana. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party and the deputy minister for Roads and Highways in Ghana.
Kenneth Agyei Kuranchie is a Ghanaian journalist and former board member of the National Media Commission. He is known publicly as a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) of Ghana. He started off as a block moulder,worked with the then P&P Newspaper as a stringer,becoming an editor for the Chronicles and later setting up the Daily Searchlight newspaper
Abena Durowaa Mensah is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the New Patriotic Party. She was the member of parliament for Assin North Constituency.
Frederick Opare-Ansah is an Electrical Engineer and Ghanaian politician who is a member of the Fourth and Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Suhum Constituency in the Eastern Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Dominic Fobih is a Ghanaian politician,professor and an Educationist/Teacher. He was the member of parliament for Assin South in the Central region of Ghana from January 2001 to January 2017 on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. He was also a cabinet Minister of Lands,Forestry and Mines during Ex-President John Agyekum Kufour regime.
Lariba Zuweira Abudu is a Ghanaian politician and former deputy chief executive officer of the Northern Development Authority since 2018. She became the member of parliament for Walewale constituency in the 2020 Ghanaian General Elections.She was also Minister for Children,Women,Gender and Social Protection.
General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2024 to elect the president and all 276 members of Parliament. The incumbent President Nana Akufo-Addo,having completed his constitutional term limits,was ineligible for re-election.
Nana Akosua Frimpomaa Sarpong-Kumankumah is a Ghanaian politician,entrepreneur and currently the flagbearer of the Convention People's Party (CPP). In the 2024 Ghanaian general election,she stood as the candidate on the ticket of the Convention People's Party (CPP).
