The Electoral Commission of Ghana has disqualified thirteen presidential aspirants from contesting the 2016 elections.
Akwasi Addae Odike; United Progressive Party (UPP), Hassan Ayariga; All People's Congress (APC), Edward Mahama; People's National Convention (PNC), Agyenim Boateng Kakraba and Kofi Apaloo; Independent People's Party (IPP) have been disqualified.
Others are Ward Brew; Democratic People's Party (DPP), Akua Donkor; Ghana Freedom Party(GFP), Henry Lartey; Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), Richard Tetteh, Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings; National Democratic Party (NDP), Paa Kwesi Nduom of the Progressive People's Party (PPP), Kwame Asiedu Walker and Kwabena Adjei have also been disqualified.
According to Charlotte Osei, Chairperson of the EC, the Presidential candidates did not meet the criteria for filing as president.
This means only four candidates will be contesting this year's election: Nana Addo Danquah Akufo Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Dramani Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ivor Greenstreet of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) and Independent Candidate and Jacob Osei Yeboah.
Source: Rebecca Addo Tetteh/Peacefmonline.com
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It is competence that matters not age. The incompetent "young man president" we have is killing ghanaians with this economic mess!
This EC chair has got GUTTS!!! Now, those who doubted the EC can come again. I hope they're men enough to eat their humble pie in the coming days.
WELL DONE EC,GHANA IS A SERIOUS COUNTRY,,,WE DONT NEED JOKES...
The battle is through the Lords. No evil fashion against Nana Addo and NPP will survive the test of time. Change is a must.
@Calculus, I guess the NDC and its sympathizers like you are sad because your poodles (Ayariga and Akua) have been kicked out?
When Npp started talking about this woman and her intransigence some people were saying that NPP was talking too much but now you all can attest to this.
Election is serious business please. It should be reduced to NDC & NPP period. But Nana is quite old. 72 years is too much. Even in US they have never had older 70 presidents at inception. Nana is sincerely too Old to rule.
do not be suprise Ghana need peace and one touch victory is what is needed come December 7 57% of our electorates would endorse NDC and JDM
This woman will bring trouble p33! You cannot disqualify candidates because of frivolities. Not signing a form can be corrected instantly. What is all this?
Today the NPP and it's sympathisers are happy about EC's work? God is watching #RetireNana@72 #NoAbaabas3 #JMToaso #UsainBoltVictory