The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has disqualified 11 of 24 aspirants who filed their nominations to contest in the December 7, 2024, presidential election.
In a statement issued on Friday, September 20, 2024, the commission indicated that the aspirants were disqualified after a thorough examination of their nomination forms.
“Following the successful conduct of the Filing of Nominations from the 9th of September to the 13th of September, 2024, the Commission instituted a thorough examination of the Nomination Forms submitted by the Candidates to ensure conformity with requirements as set out in law,” the statement said.
The aspirants who were disqualified include the flagbearer of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah; the flagbearer of Progressive People’s Party (PPP) Kofi Asamoah Siaw; as well as independent candidates Janet Nabla, Nana Stephens Adjepong, Paul Perkoh, James Kwesi Oppong, and John Enyonam Kwakwu Kpikpi.
The rest are Samuel Apea-Danquah, Desmond Abrefah, Dr Samuel Sampong Ankrah, and Nii Amu Darko.
The commission went on to list the aspirants whose nominations have been accepted as below:
