The Electoral Commission (EC) has released the names of presidential candidates who successfully completed the nomination process and are qualified to contest in the upcoming presidential election.
They include John Mahama, Dr Bawumia, Alan Kyerematen and Nana Kwame Bediako, among others. The Electoral Commission (EC) has disqualified Bernard Mornah of the People’s National Convention (PNC) and Janet Nabla of the People’s National Party (PNP) from contesting.
In a communiqué released on Friday, September 20, 2024, the EC announced the disqualification following a thorough examination of the candidates’ Nomination Forms, which were filed between September 9 and September 13, 2024. The review was conducted to ensure that all legal requirements were met.
List of qualified candidates
1. Mahamudu Bawumia – New Patriotic Party
2. John Dramani Mahama – National Democratic Congress
3. Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen – Independent Candidate
4. Christian Kwabena Andrews – Ghana Union Movement
5. Daniel Augustus Lartey Jnr – Great Consolidated Popular Party
6. George Twum-Barima-Adu – Independent Candidate
7. Nana Kwame Bediako – Independent Candidate
8. Akua Donkor – Ghana Freedom Party
9. Hassan Abdulai Ayariga – All People’s Congress
10. Kofi Akpaloo – Liberal Party of Ghana
11. Mohammed Frimpong – National Democratic Party
12. Nana Akosua Frimpomaa – Convention People’s Party
13. Kofi Koranteng – Independent Candidate