Haruna Iddrisu, a representative for the Tamale South constituency, is the first member of parliament to have won four consecutive parliamentary primaries without a single opponent. In the Tamale South constituency, where Haruna Iddrisu ran for office, former President John Mahama received 100% of the vote.
The NDC delegates’ conference that chose presidential and parliamentary candidates for the December 7, 2024, general elections took place last weekend (May 13), and the former Minority Leader was selected unopposed.
Even as late as Thursday, May 11, 2023, it looked like the election would be rescheduled. However, on May 13, 2023, Dr. Kwabena Duffour reversed his earlier decision to injunct the election, clearing the way for it to proceed as planned.
Several areas across the country began voting without problem in the presidential and parliamentary primaries of the National Democratic Congress at 7:00 a.m. and went on until about 2 p.m. Delegates in the Greater Accra Region started lining up for the elections at 6:00 a.m.
All but one of the 275 seats in Manhyia had flagbearer elections. As a result of 16 seats being put on hold and 47 others having no opposition candidates, a total of 212 constituencies held elections for parliament.
The number of eligible voters was 1379, and only 1246 cast ballots. Many voters are optimistic that the NDC will regain power in 2024 because of how calm the primaries were.
There were a total of 420 voting locations across the nation. A maximum of 1,200 delegates were allowed at each polling location. There are 117 candidates competing for seats in Accra, 107 in Kumasi, and 75 in the Volta region, making that region the third most competitive region.
