New Patriotic Party (NPP) has secured a favourable position in the Electoral Commission’s (EC) balloting for the upcoming December 7, presidential elections.
Evans Nimako, the NPP’s Director of Elections, picked the party’s number during the EC’s balloting event held in Accra on Friday. The NPP will be featured in a prominent position on the ballot paper.
The main opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), drew the 8th position, while the All People’s Congress (APC) candidate, Hassan Abdulai Ayariga, secured the 9th spot.
Kofi Akpaloo of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) picked number 5, and Nana Akosua Frimpomaa of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) drew the 7th position.
Following the Electoral Commission’s (EC) balloting process on September 20, 2024, independent candidates were also assigned their positions on the ballot paper for the upcoming December 7, 2024, presidential election.
Independent candidate Kofi Koranteng has secured the 10th spot on the ballot for the December 7, 2024, presidential election, while George Twum Barima will take the 11th position.
The New Force Movement, led by Nana Kwame Bediako (Cheddar), claimed the 12th spot, and the Movement for Change will appear last at number 13.
These independent contenders will compete against nine established political parties in what promises to be a competitive election as they all vie for the presidency.
Earlier, Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson Jean Mensa revealed that several presidential hopefuls were disqualified from the race due to their failure to rectify errors in their nomination documents. Despite being given sufficient time, these aspirants could not meet the required standards.
Among the disqualified candidates are Bernard Mornah of the People’s National Convention (PNC) and Janet Nabla of the People’s National Party (PNP).