LIVESTREAMED: NPP addresses Ghanaians on polls so far

The New Patriotic Party is addressing Ghanaians on all the updates they have received so far on the ongoing 2024 general elections.

The address being held at the party's headquarters is hosted by Miracles Aboagye.

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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for the Presidency

The race for the replacement for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is ongoing with thirteen candidates gunning for the position.

Of the thirteen, nine of them represent political parties while four are contesting as independent candidates.

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia of the New Patriotic Party and John Dramani Mahama of the National Democratic Congress are the frontrunners with both parties confident of crossing the 50% line to become President of the country.

While Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s campaign has been anchored on digitalization, John Mahama has been preaching a 24-hour economy.

History beckons for both parties as a win for Dr Mahamudu Bawumia will mark the first time a party is governing the country for three consecutive terms under the Fourth Republic.

On the other hand, a win for John Mahama will see him become the first president to be re-elected after winning on two previous ocassions.

The other candidates whose performance are of huge interest to Ghanaians are Alan Kyerematen of the Movement for Change and Nana Kwame Bediako of the New Force Movement.