A total of 24 presidential aspirants filed their nomination forms last week to contest the December 7 polls.

The EC announced the successful aspirants in a statement signed and issued by Mr Samuel Tettey, Deputy EC Chair in Charge of Operations, on Friday.

The successful aspirants are: Dr Mahamudu Bawumia (New Patriotic Party); Mr John Dramani Mahama (National Democratic Congress); Mr Alan Kojo Kyerematen (Independent Candidate); Mr Christian Kwabena Andrews (Ghana Union Movement); Dr Daniel Augustus Lartey Jnr. (Great Consolidated Popular Party); Mr George Twum Barima-Adu (Independent Candidate), and Nana Kwame Bediako (Independent Candidate).

The rest are: Madam Akua Donkor (Ghana Freedom Party); Dr Hassan Ayariga (All People’s Congress); Mr Kofi Akpaloo (Liberal Party of Ghana); Alhaji Mohammed Frimpong (National Democratic Party); Nana Akosua Frimpomaa (Convention People’s Party), and Mr Kofi Koranteng (Independent Candidate).

A total of eleven (11) aspirants who filed their nomination forms could not meet the criteria established by the EC.

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