• Leading figures from Ghana’s 2024 election campaign have participated in a 2024 peace campaign event.
• The event was organized by members of the clergy as well as the office of the National Chief Imam.
• NDC flag bearer John Mahama and NPP running mate Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh spoke at the event.

National Democratic Congress NDC flagbearer John Mahama and New Patriotic Party (NPP) running mate Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh pledged peaceful elections at an event hosted by clergy and chief imam national.

The event at the State House forecourt saw Prempeh deliver a message of peace on behalf of the NPP flagbearer. Mahamudu Bawumia.

Daily guide reported that he highlighted the nation-building approach of the NPP and reaffirmed the determination of the NPP to prioritize the peace and unity of Ghana.

Read also

Ghanaian lawyer details what will happen in Ghana elections after Akua Donkor’s disappearance

Mahama also addressed the gathering, calling for an end to the militarization of elections while urging the Electoral Commission to remain impartial.

He also emphasized the importance of ensuring justice during electoral processes.

“We must remember that true peace cannot exist without justice. We must all relentlessly pursue a just society where every Ghanaian feels safe and valued.”

13 presidential candidates expected for the elections

The presidential vote should include 13 candidates who were recently approved to run in the 2024 presidential elections.

Four independent candidates are in the running, including Alan Kyerematen and Nana Kwame Bediako.

The main candidates, Mahamudu Bawumia of the NPP and John Dramani Mahama of the NDC were approved.

The full list of approved candidates can be seen here.

Read also

“Be a man and debate me”: Bawumia responds to Mahama with 50 questions

11 presidential candidates were disqualified for failing to correct errors on their nomination forms.

39 people initially collected nomination forms to contest the 2024 general elections.

Electoral Commission suspends printing of ballot papers

YEN.com.gh indicated that the Electoral Commission hanging print ballots for the 2024 general elections.

This decision was made in response to the death of Akua Donkor, presidential candidate of the Ghana Freedom Party.

Donkor was about to make her fourth attempt to be president and was number three on the ballot at the time of her death.

Reviewed by Bruce Douglas, Editor-in-Chief at YEN.com.gh

Source: YEN.com.gh