Mumuni Rufai, the personal aide of the Executive Secretary of the Hajj Board, Alhaji Hamza Faruk, has been arrested at Aningazanga JSS Polling Station in the Bolgatanga Central Constituency with over 100 thumb-printed ballot papers.

According to a social media post by Sammy Gyamfi, the National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress, Hamza Faruk was in a queue to cast his vote when the NDC polling agents detected that he had foreign materials hidden in the “jallabia” he was wearing, whereupon they asked the police to search him.

Over 100 ballot papers, already thumb-printed for Bawumia, were found on him. He was then arrested by the police and taken to the regional police headquarters.

Investigations are ongoing to ascertain the facts about the matter and deal with the accused if found culpable.

The 2024 general elections are ongoing across 276 constituencies in the country, with 18.8 million people expected to vote.

The 2024 election has thirteen presidential candidates, with nine of them representing political parties and four being independent candidates.

Of the 18.8 million voters, 459,291 represent 4% of the voter population. 48% of the voters are male, while the female population makes up 52%.

The role of the youth in the elections will be significant as they make up 55% of the voter population.

A total of 40,976 polling centres will be used for the 2024 elections, with 328 already used for the Special Voting exercises that took place on Monday, December 2, and Thursday, December 5, 2024.

According to data published by CODEO, the largest CSO in elections, the 2024 elections will feature 801 parliamentary candidates vying for the 276 seats.

Of the 13 presidential candidates, four are independent, while nine represent political parties. This means that the elections will have nine political parties contesting.

In the parliamentary elections, there are 111 candidates contesting as independents.

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