Supporters of Ghanaian President elect Nana Akufo-Addo, of the Unique Patriotic Party, celebrates presidential election victory in Accra, Ghana, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016.
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By Africanews
Ghana
As Ghana’s elections on Saturday diagram, a unfold of measures had been utilized to safeguard every democracy and security.
Incumbent Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, representing the Unique Patriotic Party, is going by former President John Dramani Mahama, who’s running for the opposition Nationwide Democratic Congress.
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, alongside with a delegation from the West African Elders Forum, is in Ghana to visual display unit the elections. Upon arriving in Accra, he affirmed, “Ghana is one of Africa’s democratic models, and we want to see the country maintain that status.”
Over 18.7 million eligible voters are anticipated to cast their ballots, deciding on from 13 candidates and 276 legislators.
The standard thought of partisanship and bias from the Electoral Commission – which some judge is in favour of the ruling celebration – has added to pre-election tensions. Opposition candidate John Dramani Mahama declared that his acceptance of the 2024 election outcomes is dependent on the fairness and transparency of the electoral process.
View polls enjoy repeatedly predicted that the former president – John Dramani Mahama – will emerge as the frontrunner and take an outright victory. With out reference to Ghana’s legacy as a beacon of democracy in Africa, some dread election outcomes might presumably furthermore space off unrest, and even potential clashes.
With the Unique Patriotic Party headquarters positioned ideal 5 kilometers a ways off from the opposition Nationwide Democratic Congress locations of work, police intervention has been utilized to guide certain of violence.
Emilia Quaicoo, a resident of Accra, informed Euronews “I’m just looking for peace, that’s all. That we don’t have chaos in the nation, just that”. One more local, Daniel Asem shared this sentiment, hopeful “that there will be a final winner, that there will be no fighting.”
The doors of 41,000 polling stations across Ghana will shut their doors at 5pm local time.
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