Ghana 2024: Counting begins as polls close at polling centres

After about 10 hours of voting, most polling stations across Ghana have closed, with sorting and counting of ballots commencing.

Polls opened at 7 a.m. across the country, with over 18.7 million registered voters having the opportunity to cast their ballots to elect a new president and 276 parliamentary representatives.

Although, there are 12 presidential candidtates, including four independent ones, the race is believed to be between Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia of the NPP and former President John Mahama of the NDC, who is seeking a comeback.