Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei, has defended the disqualification of 13 presidential hopefuls who failed to satisfy the necessary electoral requirements. The Peoples National Convention’s (PNC) Dr. Edward Nasigri Mahama, the Progressive Peoples Party (PPP)’s Dr. Papa Kwesi Ndoum and the National Democratic Party (NDP)’s Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings were among the major casualties.