The Ghana Police Service, has established a dedicated hotline for the general public to communicate effectively with the Police during the December 7 General Election, on any infraction or challenges they might encounter. The number is 0800311311.

This was disclosed by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akufo -Dampare at a Press briefing with the top hierarchy of the Police Service, and various security service like customs , prisons , the Ghana army, and immigration services

The IGP stressed the determination of the Police Service to protect every voter in the upcoming elections .

He gave the assurance that the Command, would deploy adequate personnel to provide security at every polling station to ensure a peaceful process.

The stakeholder interaction with other security outfit in Ghana ahead of the polls, also gave assurance to the public against taking on security matters in their own hands and announced that personnel from the Police Intelligence Department would be deployed as liaison officers to work with them on matters pertaining to security.

The Central Regional Police Command also cautioned politicians against engaging “macho men” as security in and around polling stations during the December polls, vowing to deal ruthlessly with such elements.

Ghana’s presidential elections will usher in a new leader as President Nana Akufo-Addo steps down after completing his constitutionally limited second term in office. This will mark Ghana’s fifth presidential succession since the return to democratic multiparty politics in 1992, augmenting Ghana’s reputation for having institutionalized predictable and rules-based presidential transitions. Three of these previous transitions were between rival political parties, further underscoring Ghanaians commitment for respecting electoral outcomes and power sharing.

These power transfers have occurred between Ghana’s two leading political parties, Akufo-Addo’s New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC). The NDC presidential contender is John Mahama, Ghana’s president from 2012 to 2017. He lost highly competitive elections to Akufo-Addo in 2016 and 2020 and solidified his democratic credentials by graciously accepting his razor-thin defeat as the incumbent in 2016 and facilitating the smooth transfer of power.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) standard-bearer will be Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. The former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank is known as a technocrat. As the first Muslim to lead the southern-dominated NPP, Bawumia presents himself as a bridge-builder across Ghana’s diverse electorate.

Given the tightness of recent elections and the parity in Parliament—with each party fielding 137 representatives—this election is also expected to be highly competitive. The outcomes of Ghana’s 50-percent-plus-one two-round elections have largely been accepted by the Ghanaian electorate due to the leadership shown by the rival candidates and trust in the fairness of Ghana’s institutions.