Ghana’s NDC rejects 23 candidates, clears 98
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on MyJoyOnline
Ghana’s National Democratic Congress cleared 98 candidates for its national elections on 19 December 2026 and rejected 23 after vetting. Of 122 applications submitted, 121 applicants were interviewed, according to the party’s electoral committee cited by MyJoyOnline.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ghana’s governing party, cleared 98 candidates for its national elections on 19 December 2026 and rejected 23 following two days of vetting applications. Of the 138 people who collected forms, 122 eventually submitted their applications and 121 appeared before the vetting committee, according to Peter Boamah Otokunor, spokesperson for the NDC’s National Elections Committee, cited by MyJoyOnline.
Six candidates were cleared for the position of deputy general secretary out of seven applications submitted. For the position of national chairman, all four candidates were approved, while 17 candidates were cleared for national vice-president. The committee attributed most of the exclusions to failure to meet the requirements of the NDC constitution and its electoral rules, according to MyJoyOnline.
The cleared candidates can now begin campaigning across the country, with access to delegate lists. The electoral committee called for peaceful campaigns and set a two-day appeal period for candidates challenging their exclusion. The election will be held during the NDC’s ninth National Delegates Congress on 19 December, according to MyJoyOnline.
The process follows the organisation of the Ghanaian NDC’s internal elections, announced on 24 October 2026.
