2024 Election: Dozens arrested by Police in Accra amid confusion

Several voters have been arrested at the Zina Luxury Event Centre in Burma Camp of the Greater Accra Region for allegedly attempting to vote in a constituency other than their registered one.

A report by TV3 shows the individuals in a heated exchange with police officers before being escorted away.

The voters, however, claim they legally transferred their votes from Koforidua and expressed frustration over the incident.

The 2024 general elections are ongoing across 276 constituencies in the country, with 18.8 million people expected to vote.

The 2024 election has thirteen presidential candidates, with nine of them representing political parties and four being independent candidates.

Of the 18.8 million voters, 459,291 represent 4% of the voter population. 48% of the voters are male, while the female population makes up 52%.

The role of the youth in the elections will be significant as they make up 55% of the voter population.

A total of 40,976 polling centres will be used for the 2024 elections, with 328 already used for the Special Voting exercises that took place on Monday, December 2, and Thursday, December 5, 2024.

According to data published by CODEO, the largest CSO in elections, the 2024 elections will feature 801 parliamentary candidates vying for the 276 seats.

Of the 13 presidential candidates, four are independent, while nine represent political parties. This means that the elections will have nine political parties contesting.

In the parliamentary elections, there are 111 candidates contesting as independents.

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#GhanaDecides2024: Several people have been arrested at the Zina luxury event centre around Burma Camp on suspicion of having their votes been transferred. It is unclear what their crime is, but there is heavy police presence here.#TV3GH #ElectionCommandCentre pic.twitter.com/uxpKQ5guts

— #TV3GH (@tv3_ghana) December 7, 2024