Twenty-four presidential candidates have successfully filed and submitted their nomination forms to the Electoral Commission, meeting the deadline on September 13, 2024.

They are now awaiting their fates as the EC begins vetting the applications to confirm whether all legal requirements have been met.

Out of the initially reported 39 aspirants who obtained passcodes to fill and file their presidential nomination forms, 11 independent candidates did not submit theirs by the deadline, thereby disqualifying themselves from the race.

GhanaWeb takes a look at the 11 candidates who did not submit their nominations to the EC.

Richard Sumah

Richard Sumah is a 47-year-old marketing consultant and an engineer.

Wilberforce Andrews

He is a former Executive member of United Nations International Monitory Fund and distance associate of the American Administration under President Joe Biden.

T. K. Amenya

Flt. Sgt. T.K. Amenyah is a retired military man who promises a new evolution of modern governance.

Robert Roy Reindorf

He is a business man who owns a restaurant, and is a musician. His first attempt at the presidency was in 2012, but he withdrew that same year due to demands for money from voters.

Seth Ntim Agyarko

He is the Founder and Leader of the People’s Liberation Front (PLF).

Tom Asiseh

He is the founder and leader of the Ghanaian Diaspora Movement and the Independent Presidential Movement.

He is also a philanthropist.

Nana Ohene Aggrey Bentsil Djan

He is the founder and leader of the People’s Party.

Kenneth Kwame Asamoah

Kenneth Nana Kwame Asamoah is the founder and leader of the Action People’s Party (APP). Although he initially picked up nomination forms, he withdrew from the race.

Addressing the media, he stated that his decision was not borne out of financial constraints, but to demand the government to take drastic measures to stop illegal mining.

Tawiah N. Hemans

Muhammad Abdullah

Isaac Wiafe Ofori

These individuals have not yet officially provided statements explaining their reasons for not submitting their nominations.

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