The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana, Jean Mensa, on Monday, December 9, declared the results of the country’s 2024 presidential elections held on Saturday, December 7.
At a brief declaration ceremony held in the national capital, Accra, 48 hours after the election, the Chairperson noted that, out of the 276 constituencies in the country, her office was able to collate results from 267, leaving 9 constituencies unreported.
She explained, “We have not been able to receive results from 9 constituencies because our offices have been besieged by political parties’ supporters, making it impossible to complete the collation process.”
In total, 13 presidential candidates, representing various political parties, with four of them being independent candidates, were approved for the race. However, before the polls, one candidate had passed away, leading to 12 contenders vying for the presidency.
According to Mrs Mensa, the total valid votes cast was 11,191,422, while the total invalid votes stood at 239,109, and the total votes cast amounted to 11,430,531.
According to the EC chairperson who’s the returning officer, Mr John Mahama polled 6,328,397 representing 56.55%, while the vice president and presidential candidate of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, secured 4, 657, 304, representing 41.61%, representing.
Mr Daniel Augustus Lartey Jnr. of the GCPP polled 16,673 votes, representing 0.15%. Christian Kwabena Andrews of GUM garnered 16,461 votes, also representing 0.15%.
Kofi Akpaloo of LPG received 5,219 votes, representing 0.09%. Mohammed Frimpong of the NDP secured 4,413 votes, representing 0.04%. The only female candidate in the race, Nana Akosua Frimpomaa of the CPP, obtained 23,391 votes, representing 0.21%.
Hassan Ayariga of the ACP polled 17,461 votes, representing 0.06%. The four independent candidates—Kofi Koranteng, George Twum Barimah-Adu, Nana Kwame Bediako, and former Trade Minister of the governing NPP, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen—received 3,320 votes (0.03%), 3,091 votes (0.02%), 84,488 votes (0.75%), and 31,202 votes (0.28%), respectively.
Mrs Mensa stated that the total voter turnout for this year’s election, based on the 267 constituencies, stood at 60.9%.
