Presidential Candidates For 2020 Election In Ghana

The electoral commission of ghana has announced that seventeen persons have put themselves up to contest for the presidency in the 2020 election.

Presidential candidates for 2020 election in ghana. Madam jean mensa made the list public at the electoral commission s let the people know forum which was held on monday october 19 2020. Ghana will hold presidential and parliamentary elections in december 2020 in a vote that will be a very close contest between akufo addo s new patriotic party and the main opposition national democratic congress the presidential candidate of the ndc will be announced by feb 26 2019. Ghana election 2020 dey hold on monday 7 december wen ghanaians go form long queues across de country to elect a new president who take over governance of de country.

Kofi koranteng and marricke kofi gane and three political party sponsored nominees. Mr alfred kwame asiedu walker independent candidate mr christian kwabena andrews of the ghana union movement gum madam brigitte akosua dzogbenuku of the progressive peoples party ppp and madam akua donkor ghana freedom party gfp. At the end of filing of nominations 17 aspirants filed for the 2020 presidential race.

The chairperson of the ec mrs jean mensa made this known at a press briefing monday evening september 14 2020. Presidential and parliamentary aspirants for the december 7 2020 elections in ghana are to file their nomination from october 5th to 9th 2020 the electoral commission ec has announced. The five disqualified candidates included two independent presidential nominees.

John dramani mahama should have submitted the forms himself jean mensa. The number was arrived at as of friday october 9 2020 which marked the end of the filing of nominations at a cost of gh 100 000 00. Christian kwabena andrews founded the ghana union movement ahead of the 2020 presidential election and has been given the third position on the ballot paper by the ec.

Akwasi addae odike of the united progressive party upp kwasi busumbru of the people s action party pap and nana agyenim boateng of the united front party ufp. President nana adda dankwa akufo addo of ghana will square against challenger ex president john dramani mahama on monday december 07 2020. The number was arrived at as of friday october 9 2020 which marked the end of the filing of nominations at a cost of gh 100 000 00.

Out of the seventeen persons three of the aspirants are independent candidates whiles fourteen are persons belonging to the political parties.