Army personnel noticed at polling stations
Through the 2024 elections, navy personnel had been noticed on the Weija ITS polling station in Accra, contradicting earlier assurances from the Ghana Armed Forces that no troopers can be deployed to polling centres. This surprising presence has raised considerations amongst voters and election observers, regardless of the Ghana Police Service stating that solely police can be current for safety. Whereas some voters expressed unease, others stay assured within the authorities’ means to keep up election integrity.
Presidential election
Ghanaians voted in a carefully contested presidential election on Saturday, that includes frontrunners Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia from the ruling New Patriotic Celebration (NPP) and opposition ex-President John Mahama of the Nationwide Democratic Congress (NDC). The struggling economic system, characterised by a debt default, excessive inflation, and a $3 billion IMF bailout negotiation, was the dominant electoral difficulty. Bawumia seeks to guide the NPP to a historic third time period, regardless of being criticized for the present authorities’s financial efficiency. In distinction, Mahama, who goals to introduce a “24-hour economic system,” hopes to capitalize on voter dissatisfaction with the NPP’s dealing with of the economic system.
Kumasi markets abandoned
As Ghana votes for a president and Parliament members, Kumasi, the Ashanti Area’s capital, has seen a big lower in market exercise, with many merchants absent because of the elections. Areas usually bustling with early morning commerce recorded low attendance, as merchants both travelled to vote or opted to take part within the elections first. This uncommon calm has left prospects stranded with out entry to items and providers. In associated information, the Ashanti Area has skilled a 9.11% development in registered voters, rising from 3,020,141 in 2020 to three,295,274 in 2024. Of those, 3,019,178 are anticipated to vote, together with 465,224 first-time voters.
GBA urges tolerance in elections
The Ghana Bar Affiliation (GBA) has known as for tolerance and restraint from Ghanaians in the course of the upcoming 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections. In a press release by President Mrs. Efua Ghartey, the GBA emphasised the necessity for peaceable, free, and honest elections, urging residents to point out integrity and respect amidst differing opinions. The elections are scheduled for December 7, 2024, with key candidates together with Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia (NPP) and former President John Mahama (NDC).
One lifeless in northern area
A taking pictures incident in Nyankpala, Northern Area, has resulted in one dying and one crucial damage throughout ongoing voting for the 2024 normal elections in Ghana. The violence reportedly erupted from a confrontation between NPP Northern Regional Organizer Alhaji Rashid Salifu and NDC Parliamentary Candidate Dr Osman Tahiru Damba over allegations of vote shopping for. NDC Communications Officer Abubakari Fuseini Oluu confirmed the incident resulted within the dying of an NDC supporter. The elections are happening throughout 276 constituencies, that includes 13 presidential candidates and 801 parliamentary candidates.
