Over 18.7 million Ghanaians are eligible to vote in Saturday’s election.
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Messrs Bawumia and Mahama are also from the North. The former is from the North-east Region, while the latter is from the Savannah Region. This is the first time two northern candidates are being presented by the two major political parties. “A person shall not be elected as President of Ghana unless, at the presidential election, the number of votes cast in his favour is more than fifty per cent of the total number of valid votes cast at the election,” Article 63 of the Ghana Constitution reads.
“ The candidates for a presidential election held under clause of this article shall be the two candidates who obtained the two highest numbers of votes at the previous election,” the constitution reads in part. The NPP dismissed Mr Mahama’s argument, stating that the cedi’s depreciation is not the only metric. The party pointed to the policy of free secondary education introduced by the current administration and challenged Mr Mahama to a debate.
Mr Bawumia will also be banking on some of the digital transformations under this administration, like the Ghana Card, mobile money interoperability, and digital government systems. However, the economy remains a major issue, particularly the government’s inability to meet its obligations to creditors. There is also the question of the cost of living.There is also the “eight-year rule” phenomenon, as no party in Ghana’s Fourth Republic has won three consecutive presidential elections.
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