Among the independent candidates are musicians, pastors, and a soldier, hoping to contest for the number one citizen in the next three months.
No fewer than 27 of the 39 candidates contesting for the December 7, 2024 Ghana presidential elections have picked up nomination forms from the electoral commission.
According to GhanaWeb, many of them barring any unforeseen circumstances are expected to appear on the ballot paper on December 7, 2024.
Among the independent candidates are musicians, pastors, and a soldier, hoping to contest for the number one citizen in the next three months.
Looking at the Independent candidates and their antecedents:
George Twum-Barimah-Adu
George Twum-Barimah-Adu (Uncle George) was born on 18 August 1963 and is the third child of his parents. George is the nephew of the late Kwaku Boateng Esq, a former government minister in the government of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.
After years abroad, he returned to Ghana in 1993 and began working with the National Insurance Commission in October of that year. He transitioned to the private sector in April 2000 and became the Executive Director of Cypress Investments Limited in 2001.
He is married with three children.
Samuel Apea-Danquah
42-year-old Samuel Apea-Danquah is a Ghanaian entrepreneur in the IT, media, and herbal medicine industry, among others.
He contested in the 2020 General Elections as an Independent Candidate for Parliament for the Ablekuma Central Constituency in the Greater Accra Region but lost to NDC's Dan Abdul Latif.
Richard Sumah
Richard Sumah is a 47-year-old marketing consultant and an engineer.
Desmond Abrefah
Desmond Kwame Abrefah is a prophet and the founder of Save the Nation Movement. He is also the founder of Come To Jesus Personal Ministry.
Dr Agnes Ayisha
Dr Agnes Ayisha is the Founder of the Liberation of National Youth for Change (LNYC) and doubles as the founder of United Africa Diaspora. She is also a musician.
Dr Nii Amu Darko
Dr. Nii Amu Darko is an Australian-based Ghanaian medical physician by profession and a politician. Born in Osu in 1966, he attended Ghanata, Presec and Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.
He is the founder and flagbearer of the First Alliance of Independent Reformers (FAIR) political party.
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 businessman who owns a restaurant and is also a musician. His first attempt for the presidency was in 2012, but he withdrew that year due to demands for money from voters.
Paul Perkoh
Born on April 11, 1963, the 61-year-old is the founder and leader of the National Liberation Movement. He is a businessman and the current Managing Director at Apenkwa Trading. He served as a Presiding Elder and District Welfare Chairman at The Church of Pentecost from 1998 to 2009.
Seth Ntim Agyarko
He is the Founder and Leader of the People's Liberation Front (PLF).
Nana Ohene Aggrey Bentsil Djan
He is the founder and leader of the People's Party.
Tom Asiseh
He is the founder and leader of the Ghanaian Diaspora Movement and the Independent Presidential Movement. He is also a philanthropist.
Kenneth Kwame Asamoah
Kenneth Nana Kwame Asamoah is the founder and leader of the Action People's Party (APP).
James Kwasi Oppong
He is the Founder and Presidential Candidate of the Risen People's Party and an Apostle.
The others are: Nana Stephens, Tawiah N. Hemans, Muhammad Abdullah, Isaac Wiafe Ofori.
The Electoral Commission has slated September 9 to 13 for the filing of nominations. We wait to see how many of these 19 presidential hopefuls are able to file their nominations.