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Bawumia comes first, Mahama comes eighth, on the ballot for the 2024 presidential election.

The 2024 presidential candidates will look like this on the ballot paper following the voting at the Electoral Commission on Friday night.

Arrangement on the Voting Sheet

1. NPP’s Muhammadudu Bawumia
2. Lartey, Daniel Augustus (GCPP)
3. GFP aka Akua Donkor
4. Andrews, Christian Kwabena (GUM)
5. LPG-powered Kofi Akpaloo
6. NDP member Mohammed Frimpong
7. Nana Akosua Kumankuma Frimpomaa
8. NDC’s John Dramani Mahama
9. Ayariga Hassan (APC)
10. Independent Kofi Koranteng
11. Independent George Twum-Barima-Adu
12. Nana Bediako, Kwame (Independent)
13. Kwadwo Kyeremateng, Alan John (Independen

Akua Donkor of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP) selected the third spot on the ballot for the 2024 presidential election, using the Twi slogan “ɛnyɛ śnono!”

How the voting was conducted
Convention voting is always conducted in two stages, known as rounds one and two, and is limited to political parties fielding candidates before any independent contenders.

According to convention, the first round of nominations begins with the political party’s first nominee and ends with their last candidate.
This aids in deciding the order of selection for the actual slots on the ballot paper as well as who should pick first in the second round.
Since nine political parties submitted candidates for this year (2024), Mahamudu Bawumia of the NPP was the first to apply for the nomination. Evans Nimako, the NPP’s Director of Elections, who represents him, chose number one in the first round, giving him the benefit of being the first to choose in the second.
In the first round, NDC candidate John Dramani Mahama selected number 7, meaning he would pick seventh in the second round.

The first round of selection proceeded as follows:

First round of voting to determine who would cast the first ballot in round two
Three Hassan Abdulai Ayariga of the APC, two John Dramani Mahama of the NDC, eight Christian Kwabena Andrews of GUM, and Mahamudu Bawumia of the NPP were chosen.
GCPP’s Daniel Augustus Lartey Jr. was chosen, followed by GFP’s Akua Donkor, the NDP’s Mohammed Frimpong, and four others.

CPP’s Nana Akosua Frimpomaa Sarpong selected the ninth ballot.
A protest was made against one of the balls prior to the second round by National Democratic Congress members Fifi Kwetey and Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, who were speaking on behalf of John Dramani Mahama.
The NDC’s director of elections, Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, asserted that one ball had a “halo of almost 0.5m at the junction between the translucent glass and the golden base”.
He maintained that the NDC objected to it since it was exclusive to one ball.
The EC modified the ball after agreeing. This resulted in a back and forth of discussions between Evans Nimako, the director of elections for the New Patriotic Party, and Jerry Asare of LPG.
Following the debates, the EC decided to swap out the clear glass bowl the balls were in for an opaque green plastic bag. After writing the numbers on a piece of paper and having an EC official sign it on the back, the balls were dropped into the clear green plastic bag.
Each of them selected the position listed below as they entered the second round of selection:

1. Muhammadu Bawumia (NPP)
2. Lartey, Daniel Augustus (GCPP)
3. GFP aka Akua Donkor
4. Andrews, Christian Kwabena (GUM)
5. LPG-powered Kofi Akpaloo
6. NDP’s Moahmmed Frimpong
7. Nana Akosua Kumankuma Frimpomaa
8. NDC’s John Dramani Mahama
9. Ayariga Hassan (APC)
10. Independent Kofi Koranteng
11. Independent George Twum-Barima-Adu
12. Nana Bediako, Kwame (Independent)
13. Independent; Alan John Kwadwo Kyeremateng

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