With the Electoral Commission (EC) set to receive nominations for presidential and parliamentary aspirants, this year’s presidential ballot paper will be long if all the aspirants return their forms.
Apart from 12 registered political parties, 27 individuals also picked up codes to download the presidential forms to contest as independent presidential candidates, a highly placed source at the EC told the Daily Graphic.
However, as is the convention, not all the aspirants, including some political parties, will submit the nomination forms from September 9 to September 13, 2024.
The completed presidential nomination forms are to be delivered at the Head Office of the EC between the hours of 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. as well as between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. each day, while that of parliamentary aspirants would be delivered at the district offices of the EC.
Political parties
The 12 political parties that have picked up the nomination forms include the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the National Democratic Congress (NDC), the Convention People’s Party (CPP), the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), and the All People’s Congress (APC).
The rest are the People’s National Convention (PNC), the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), the Ghana Union Movement (GUM), the National Democratic Party (NDP), the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP) and the Progressive Alliance for Ghana (PAG).
Independent aspirants
Among the independent aspirants who received passcodes from the EC are George Twum-Barim-Adu, Samuel Apea-Danquah, Alan K. Kyerematen, Nana Kwame Bediako, Jacob Osei Yeboah and Richard Sumah.
The others are Kofi Koranteng, Desmond Abrefa, Dr Agnes Ayisha, Dr Nii Amu Darko, Wilberforce Andrews, Nana Stephens, Rev. Samuel Worlanyo and T. K. Amenya.
