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Ghanaians head to the polls today, December 7, 2024, for a pivotal and closely contested election. This marks the ninth general election under the Fourth Republic, with more than 18 million registered voters set to decide the nation’s next president and the composition of the 275-member Parliament. The presidential race pits Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) against former President John Dramani Mahama of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). Both candidates have run intensive campaigns, with polls indicating a close contest. Presidential Candidates In total, 12 candidates are vying for the presidency, including: Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia – New Patriotic Party (NPP)John Dramani Mahama – National Democratic Congress (NDC)Dr...

The Ministry of the Interior has ordered the temporary closure of all land borders across Ghana to safeguard the integrity of the December 7, 2024, General Election. The directive, effective from today, December 6, 2024, will remain in place until 1800 hours on Sunday, December 8, 2024. A statement signed by Mr. Henry Quartey, Minister for the Interior, urged all citizens and travelers to cooperate with the State Security Agencies enforcing the directive. Source: GNA

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on Ghanaians to uphold the nation’s reputation as a beacon of democratic stability in Africa during and after the December 7 elections. In his final address to the nation on Friday, December 6 ahead of the 2024 general elections, the President emphasized the importance of nurturing and preserving democratic values. “We should never forget that the flame of freedom needs to be protected and constantly refuelled. Elections are at the heart of a democracy and we qualify to be counted among mature democracies after 8 successful elections. “It is not surprising that our country is held up as a beacon of democratic stability in Africa. We should be justly proud of this and do everything we can to protect and uphold this status.” The 20...

The National Election Security Taskforce is admonishing citizens to abide by the rules binding voters to ensure a peaceful election process on December 7. Speaking at a media briefing, the Director of Public Affairs for the Ghana Police Service, Grace Ansah-Akrofi reiterated the rules and regulations, urging voters to be responsible. “We wish to entreat voters to freely go to the polling stations to vote. They should check whether the ballot paper has a validated stamp if required. Every person is required to vote once and leave the polling station immediately after casting a vote. “We wish to urge all voters to avoid jumping queues which may lead to some misunderstanding. We wish to entreat every person to abide by these rules and comport ourselves in such a manner that the elect...

The National Election Security Task Force (NESTF) has cautioned political parties against the use of well-built or ‘machomen’ to intimidate voters on election day. During an engagement with political parties on December 3, Chairman of NESTF, Dr George Akuffo Dampare took strong exception to political parties clothing party foot soldiers with state security uniforms on election day with the view of causing mayhem at Polling Stations. The engagement with the political parties was a follow up to a previous one held a fortnight ago to address their preparedness for a transparent and violent free poll on Saturday December 7. Three concerns bordering on election security were tabled for discussion with the political party representatives following an intelligence picked by police in som...