2024 Elections: EC to extend nomination period for presidential candidates

The Deputy Commissioner in Charge of Operations at the Electoral Commission (EC), Samuel Tettey, has announced that the nomination period for political candidates and individuals seeking to contest for the presidency in the 2024 general elections will be extended.

According to him, the initiative aims to prevent the disqualification of aspirants due to time constraints.

Speaking at the National Peace Council's stakeholder forum to promote peaceful 2024 elections, as reported by myjoyonline.com, he emphasized the importance of a smooth nomination process.

"We are extending the days of nomination so that if there are certain challenges on the nomination forms of a particular candidate, we would be able to resolve that before we put them on the ballot papers." he explained.

Samuel Tettey also noted that the EC has procured about 90% of the election-related materials needed for the 2024 elections, with the remaining task being the printing of ballot papers, which will be done after receiving nominations.

"The processes are so transparent, and at every stage of the process, if you have a challenge, there is an appropriate end you can put it through," he noted.

This move comes after the EC disqualified five presidential aspirants from contesting in the 2020 general elections due to issues with the details provided by the political parties during the filing stage.

The affected aspirants included independent candidates Kofi Koranteng and Marricke Kofi Gane, as well as Akwasi Odike of the United Progressive Party (UPP), Kwasi Busumburu of the People's Action Party (PAP), and Agyenim Boateng of the United Front Party (UFP).

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