Some Ghanaians in the capital, Accra have massed up at the headquarters of the governing New Patriotic Party amid allegations of fake ballot papers being hosted at the facility.

GhanaWeb reports that some police officers had to be dispatched quickly to ensure civility prevails at the NPP office in Okaikwei Central following the massing up of the crowd.

Meanwhile, the NPP is refuting the allegations laid by the NDC against them, claiming that their approach is transparent, free and fair.

The 2024 general election is 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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