2020 Ghanaian general election

2020 Ghanaian general election
group of elections, public election
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Ghana nima daa niŋ la piibu piibu silimin gɔli December dabaa ayopɔin dali yuuni 2020. Bɛ daa lɛbi piigi tiŋgbani zuɣulan Nana Akufo-Addo ŋun daa zaya n-ti Wɔbigi paati (NPP) di ni daa niŋ ka o nyɛ kalinli pam la.[1] Tiŋgbani zuɣulan' kuro John Dramani Mahama daa yɛliya ni o ni niŋ vihigu ni kalinli maa.[2]

Wɔbigi paati (NPP) daa bɛ nyɛ jintɔri kuɣisi din galisi dama bɛ mini lem(NDC)paati daa mali la jintɔri kuɣisi kalinli yim, ka ŋun daa za o gama daa nyɛ ninvuɣ yino (Andrew Asiamah Amoako).[3][4]

Bɛ mali la "two-round system" piiri Ghana tiŋgbani zuɣulan , ka mali first-past-the-post piibu piiri 275 jintɔraba, piibu piibu niŋdi la jintɔri kam yaɣili.[5][6]

Ŋun tu ni o niŋ piibu piibu ŋɔ nyɛ Ghana bilichini ŋun paai yuun pishi ayi ka(18). Jintɔri kam tu ni o nyɛ Ghana bilichina ka paai yuun pishi ayi ka, ka nyɛ bɛ ni dɔɣi so lala yaɣili maa bee ka o paai yuma anu zaŋ chaŋ yuun pia lala yaɣili ŋɔ pɔi ni piibu piibu maa.[7]

Zalinkom zaŋti Niriba(Compaign)

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Silimin gɔli February yuuni 2019, Ghana tiŋgbani zuɣulan kuro John Mahama, lahabali daa yina wuhi ni ŋun yɛn zani n-ti lem(NDC) paati m-bo Ghana gomnanti tali.[8] Silimin gɔli December, Ghana tiŋgbani zuɣulan Nana Akufo-Addo daa yina n-ti yɛli ni o mali nia ni o labi zani n-ti wɔbigi paati (NPP) m-bo Ghana gomnanti tali. [9]Silimin gɔli June yuuni 2020, Wɔbigi paati (NPP) nim daa piigi Akufo-Addo ni o m-bo tiŋgbani zuɣulan tali ni Mahamudu Bawumia mi tiŋgbani zuɣulan paa. Mahama mini Akufo-Addo daa pun kpaɣiri taba m-bo yuuni 2012 (ka Mahama daa nyɛ nasara) ni yuuni 2016 (ka Akufo-Addo daa nyɛ nasara).[10]

Siyaasa paati kam daa kuli chɛnimi mali bɛ zalinikom n-tiri niriba balii Wɔbigi paati (NPP) mini (NDC) bahin dila siyaasa niŋbu daa nyɛla din ni tooi pahi COVID-19 yɛligibu Ghana.[11]

Din daa niŋ ka Jerry Rawlings, ŋun daa nyɛ Ghana tiŋgbani zuɣulan zaŋti Fourth Republic kpi silimin gɔli November biɛɣ'pia ni ayi dali yuuni 2020,[12] gomnanti tali boriba ŋɔ pirigili daa ʒmeei la bakoyi ni campaign nim niŋbu.[13][14]

Filing of nomination papers zaŋti tiŋgbani zuɣulan tali boriba.

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Din daa niŋ ka filing of nomination papers zaŋti tiŋgbani zuɣulan tali piibu piibu naai silimin gɔli October dabaa awɔyi(9) dali yuuni 2020, niriba pia ni ayopɔin n-daa "filed papers" ni bɛ zani piibu piibu maa ni. [15]Ban daa "filed" bɛ gbana maa silimin gɔli October dabaa anu dali yuuni 2020 maa yino nyɛ tiŋgbani zuɣulan, Nana Akufo-Addo. [16]Bɛ daa yɛli ya ni ŋun kam zani m-bori tiŋgbani zuɣulan tali ŋɔ yoo laɣiri din yiɣisi GH¢100,000 n-ti piibu piibu tuma yaɣili nima (Electoral Commission).[17] Akwasi Addai Odike ŋun daa zani m-bori tiŋgbani zuɣulan tali n-tiri United Progressive Party daa yɛli ya ni nangban yini be la Wɔbigi paati(NPP) mini piibu piibu tuma yaɣili(Electoral Commission) nim sani, din yɛn chɛ ka o bɛ tooi filing o nomination papers. Chairman zaŋti NPP, Peter Mac Manu daa yɛli ya ni ka lala nyɛ li.[18] Din pahira, NDC nim daa bɔhi ya ni daliri din zuɣu ka tiŋgbani zuɣulan tali m-boriba daa ti soli ni filing nomination papers ka piibu piibu tuma duu nim na bɛ naai bɛ new voter's register din yɛn zaŋ niŋ lala piibu ŋɔ. [19]Di daa niŋ niriba pam lahiʒibu.[who?], Jacob Osei Yeboah daa yina silimin gɔli October dabaa ayobu dali, sokam ni daa guhiru ni o file o nomination papers, n-ti yɛli ni o paɣ'ya ni o lɛbi Asiedu Walker running mate gari o yina ti zani.[20]

Party Presidential Candidate Date
New Patriotic Party Nana Akufo-Addo[21] 7 October 2020
National Democratic Congress John Mahama[22] 7 October 2020
Independent Asiedu Walker[21] 7 October 2020
Ghana Union Movement Christian Kwabena Andrews[21] 7 October 2020
All People's Congress Hassan Ayariga[23] 8 October 2020
Progressive People's Party Brigitte Dzogbenuku[24] 8 October 2020
Ghana Freedom Party Akua Donkor[25] 8 October 2020
National Democratic Party Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings[26][27] 9 October 2020
Convention People's Party Ivor Greenstreet[28] 9 October 2020
Great Consolidated Popular Party Henry Herbert Lartey[28] 9 October 2020
Independent aMarricke Kofi Gane[28] 9 October 2020
Independent aKofi Koranteng[28] 9 October 2020
United Front Party aNana Agyenim Boateng 9 October 2020
United Progressive Party aAkwasi Addai Odike 9 October 2020
People's Action Party aKwasi Busumbru
Liberal Party of Ghana Kofi Akpaloo 9 October 2020
People's National Convention David Apasera

^a – Disqualified by the Electoral Commission of Ghana

Tiŋgbani zuɣulan tali boriba yuya bahigu

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Bɛ daa niŋ bɛ gbana maa vihigu naai, piibu piibu tuma duu nima(Electoral Commission) nim daa yina n-ti zaŋ tiŋgbani zuɣulan tali boriba yuya din nyɛ bahigu di ni wuhi salo silimin gɔli October biɛɣ'pishi yini ka dali yuuni 2020. Bɛ daa bɛ saɣi ti niriba anu ni zani n-ti tiŋgbani zuɣulan tali piibu piibu dama bɛ gbana maa shɛŋa daa bi viɛla. Di shɛŋa n-daa nyɛ tabibi yɛltɔɣa (IT issues)ni bɛ gbana ŋɔ ka bɛ daa zaŋ di shɛŋa tahi Criminal Investigation Department din be Ghana Police Service. Ninvuɣ shɛba bɛ ni daa bɛ saɣi ti maa nyɛ Kofi Koranteng ni Marricke Kofi Gane ban zaa daa nyɛ ban zaya bɛ gama la. Akwasi Addae Odike ŋun daa zani n-ti United Progressive Party, Nana Agyenim Boateng ŋun daa zani n-ti United Front Party n-ti pahi Kwasi Busumbru ŋun daa zani ti People's Action Party ,bɛ zaa daa bɛ saɣi ni bɛ zani.[29][30][31] Silimin gɔli October biɛɣ'pishi dali yuuni 2020, ban daa bori tiŋgbani zuɣulan tali ŋɔ daa ballotim bɛ ni yɛn doni shɛm ballot paper ni. Tiŋgbani zuɣulan, Nana Akufo-Addo n-daa be tuuli ka John Mahama, tiŋgbani zuɣulan kuro paya. Yuya maa zaa ni daa be ballot paper maa zuɣu shɛm doli na ŋɔ.[32][33] Bɛ daa zaɣisi shɛba la yino,Nana Agyenim Boateng, ŋun daa zani n-ti UFP, daa zaŋ li tahi kootu ni, ni bɛ ti mali yɛltɔɣa maa ka daa chɛ ka piibu piibu ŋɔ bi chaŋ tooni amaa Accra High Court daa bɛ nyɛ daliri shɛli bɛ ni yɛn ti o li zuɣu.

Party Abbreviation Presidential Candidate Running Mate
New Patriotic Party NPP Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Mahamudu Bawumia[34]
National Democratic Congress NDC John Dramani Mahama Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang[35]
Ghana Union Movement GUM Christian Kwabena Andrews Abu Grant Lukeman[36]
Convention People's Party CPP Ivor Kobina Greenstreet Emmanuel Yaovi Bobobe[37]
Ghana Freedom Party GFP Akua Donkor Ernest Adakabre Frimpong Manso[38]
Great Consolidated Popular Party GCPP Henry Herbert Lartey Andy Bampoe-Sekyi[34]
All People's Congress APC Hassan Ayariga Frank Yaw Kuadey[39]
Liberal Party of Ghana LPG Percival Kofi Akpaloo Margaret Obrine Sarfo[34]
People's National Convention PNC David Asibi Ayindenaba Apasera Divine Ayivor[34]
Progressive People's Party PPP Brigitte Akosua Dzogbenuku Kofi Asamoah-Siaw[40]
National Democratic Party NDP Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings Peter Tennyson Asamoah[34]
Independent Alfred Kwame Asiedu Walker Jacob Osei Yeboah[41]

Silimin gɔli December dabaa anii(8)dali, piibu piibu ŋɔ yibiɛɣ' lahabaya daa wuhiya ni niriba ŋmɛ malifa ka di daa chɛ ka bɛ gbaai Nii Lante Vanderpuye ŋun nyɛ jintɔra zaŋti Odododiodio yaɣili .[42] Ghana Police daa yɛli ya ni niriba anu kpi ka niriba pia ni awɔyi(19) nyɛ daŋtula piibu piibu ŋɔ saha mini di nyaaŋa.[43]

Jintɔri Tali Piibu Piibu

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Piibu piibu tuma duu nim (Electoral Commission)nim daa yɛli ya ni Guan District din be Oti Region din daa na yoli Kpa la Guan District Local Government (Guan District Assembly) (Establishment) Kpali, ni ninvuɣ shɛba ban be lala yaɣili ŋɔ bɛ niŋ 2020 tiŋgbani zuɣulan tali piibu piibu dama di kpabu maa na ka kundi nim ni.[44][45]

Ben Ephson ŋun nyɛ Daily Dispatch newspaper daa niŋ polls Greater Accra, Central mini Western regions. Ka daa buɣisi nI Akufo-Addo ŋun daa zani n-ti NPP yɛn nyɛ nasara piibu piibu maa ni, ni kɔbigi puuni vaabu(52.6%) ban niŋ piibu piibu maa ni ka Mahama yɛn nyɛ kɔbigi puuni vaabu(45.7%).[46][47] Political Science Department zaŋti University of Ghana daa nyɛ kalinli din yiɣisi 11,949 ban buɣisi n-ti Akufo-Addo (NPP) ni o ni nyɛ nasara kɔbigi puuni vaabu( 51.7%) ka Mahama nyɛ kɔbigi puuni vaabu ( 40.4%).[47][48] iPoll survey nim 670 daa buɣisi kɔbigi puuni vaabu 48.7% n-ti Mahama ka buɣisi kɔbigi puuni vaabu 46.7% zaŋti Akufo-Addo ,ka di wuhiri ni piibu piibu ŋɔ yɛn labi niŋ dama ŋun yɛn nyɛ nasara tumi ni o nyɛ gari kɔbigi puuni vaabu 50%.[49] Governance Research Bureau nim daa buɣisi ya ni Akufo-Addo ni nyɛ kɔbigi puuni vaabu (49.19%) ka Mahama nyɛ kɔbigi puuni vaabu 48.27% din gba wuhiri ni labi niŋ piibu piibu beni.[48]

Ninvuɣ shɛba ban daa yɛli ni bɛ bori ni bɛ niŋ piibu piibu ŋɔ kalinli daa yiɣisi la 17,027,655.[50] piibu piibu tuma yili nima( Electoral Commission)daa gbaai alikawli ni bɛ ni yina n-ti wuhi ŋun nya nasara piibu piibu ŋɔ ni awa pishi ni anahi(24 hours )nyaaŋa .[51] kpam shɛba zaŋti lem (NDC) daa ʒilisi piibu piibu tuma yili nim ŋɔ ni niŋ shɛm naai li awa pishi ni anahi sunsuuni maa.[52][53] In the late afternoon of Silimin gɔli December dabaa anii wuntaŋni piibu piibu tuma yili nim ŋɔ daa yina n-ti tirisi saha shɛli din daa tu ni bɛ wuhi ŋun nyɛ nasara kamani bɛ ni daa yɛli shɛm, 5:00 pm n-daa nyɛ awa pishi ni anahi piibu piibu ŋɔ nyaaaŋa. Piibu piibu tuma yili nim ŋɔ daliri ni di tirisibu ŋɔ daa nyɛla bɛ bori mi ni constituency nim mini tudu yaɣa kalinli tam kalinli zuɣu.[54] Silimin gɔli December dabaa awɔyi dali, bɛ daa yɛli ya ni tiŋgbani zuɣulan Nana Akufo-Addo nyɛ nasara din daa niŋ ka ŋun mali kalinli pam la.[55]

Bɛ ni daa wuhi ŋun nyɛ nasara ŋɔ, Techiman South kalinli daa ka din ni . Piibu piibu tuma yili nim ŋɔ daa yɛli ya ni lala yaɣili ŋɔ kalinli koŋko kutuui taɣi li.[56] Silimin December biɛɣ'pia dali yuuni 2020, piibu piibu tuma yili nim ŋɔ daa zaŋ shɛhira gbana din nyɛ tiŋgbani zuɣulan tali piibu piibu ŋɔ kalinli ka di wuhiri ni binshɛŋa bi chaŋ dɛdɛ.[57] Vihigu yaɣili Research and Grant Institute of Ghana daa yɛli yɛltɔɣa zaŋ chaŋ di polo ka Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) daa kpaŋsi piibu piibu tuma yili nim ŋɔ ni bɛ yina n-ti mali li viɛnyɛla niŋ.[58][59]

CandidateRunning matePartyVotes%
Nana Akufo-AddoMahamudu BawumiaNew Patriotic Party6,730,58751.30
John MahamaJane Naana Opoku-AgyemangNational Democratic Congress6,213,18247.36
Christian Kwabena AndrewsAbu Grant LukemanGhana Union Movement105,5480.80
Ivor GreenstreetEmmanuel BobobeConvention People's Party12,2000.09
David ApaseraDivine AyivorPeople's National Convention10,8820.08
Asiedu WalkerJacob Osei YeboahIndependent9,7040.07
Kofi AkpalooMargaret Obrine SarfoLiberal Party of Ghana7,6830.06
Hassan AyarigaFrank Yaw KuadeyAll People's Congress7,1380.05
Brigitte DzogbenukuKofi Asamoah-SiawProgressive People's Party6,8490.05
Nana Konadu Agyeman RawlingsPeter Tennyson AsamoahNational Democratic Party6,5490.05
Akua DonkorErnest Adakabre Frimpong MansoGhana Freedom Party5,5740.04
Henry Herbert LarteyAndy Bampoe-SekyiGreat Consolidated Popular Party3,5640.03
Total13,119,460100.00
Valid votes13,119,46097.67
Invalid/blank votes313,3972.33
Total votes13,432,857100.00
Registered voters/turnout17,027,94178.89
Source: Ghana Web
Region Akufo-Addo
NPP
Mahama
NDC
Andrews
GUM
Greenstreet
CPP
Donkor
GFP
Lartey
GCPP
Ayariga
APC
Akpaloo
LPG
Apasera
PNC
Dzogbenuku
PPP
Rawlings
NDP
Walker
IND
Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes Votes
Ahafo 145,584 116,485 1,493 194 49 51 150 113 82 52 135 103
Ashanti 1,795,824 653,149 12,564 1,356 593 304 482 712 444 435 476 952
Bono 292,604 203,329 4,514 338 165 132 255 216 209 214 235 374
Bono East 153,341 213,694 2,923 380 143 153 409 304 231 220 210 400
Central 613,804 538,829 15,160 1,117 478 361 468 586 323 1,042 467 804
Eastern 752,061 470,999 9,819 854 379 211 466 510 278 363 358 642
Greater Accra 1,253,179 1,326,489 16,112 1,763 767 231 628 522 401 1,220 685 511
Northern 409,963 476,550 3,184 1,510 394 438 900 1,281 1,209 498 545 1,259
North East 122,742 112,306 952 292 324 198 376 505 579 205 322 322
Oti 103,865 181,021 2,459 265 200 97 195 228 371 240 263 282
Savannah 80,605 144,244 1,409 503 212 185 387 322 344 160 279 435
Upper East 170,340 335,502 3,100 879 832 359 919 868 2,890 685 1,017 1,321
Upper West 121,230 238,972 2,240 640 360 354 487 742 2,794 328 406 1,094
Volta 100,481 606,508 4,679 705 180 158 406 237 220 314 617 442
Western 439,724 398,549 20,638 1,143 379 223 400 367 305 787 417 508
Western North 175,240 196,556 4,302 261 119 109 210 170 202 86 117 255
Total 6,730,587 6,213,182 105,548 12,200 5,574 3,564 7,138 7,683 10,882 6,849 6,549 9,704
Source: Graphic Online Electoral Commission of Ghana
Results of the 2020 Ghanaian parliamentary election by constituency

Di daa niŋ dawama pam ka bɛ nabi wuhi ban nyɛ nasara jintɔri tali piibu piibu ni. Silimin gɔli December biɛɣ'pia ni anahi dali, din daa niŋ bakooi piibu piibu ŋɔ nyaaŋa, piibu piibu tuma yili nim ŋɔ daa yɛli ya ni bɛ daa na tumdimi ni bɛ naai Sene West yaɣili kalinli.[60]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
New Patriotic Party6,651,02850.42137–32
National Democratic Congress6,094,47846.20137+31
Ghana Union Movement60,8400.460New
People's National Convention29,2110.2200
Progressive People's Party24,3340.1800
Convention People's Party11,1050.0800
Liberal Party of Ghana7,5210.060New
National Democratic Party6,4210.0500
Great Consolidated Popular Party1,9760.0100
United Progressive Party1,9340.0100
All People's Congress1,2140.0100
Independents301,9962.291+1
Total13,192,058100.002750
Registered voters/turnout17,027,655
Source: ghanaweb.com EC

Jintɔri kuɣsi dibu tudu yaɣa

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S/N Region NPP NDC IND Total
1 Ahafo 4 2 6
2 Ashanti 42 4 1 47
3 Bono 6 6 12
4 Bono East 3 8 11
5 Central 10 13 23
6 Eastern 25 8 33
7 Greater Accra 14 20 34
8 Northern 9 9 18
9 North East 4 2 6
10 Oti 0 8 8
11 Savannah 3 4 7
12 Upper East 1 14 15
13 Upper West 3 8 11
14 Volta 1 17 18
15 Western 9 8 17
16 Western North 3 6 9
Total 137 137 1 275
Source: Electoral Commission of Ghana

Silimin gɔli December biɛɣ'pihita dali yuuni 2020, lem(NDC) daa zaŋ "petition" n-ti Supreme Court ni bɛ bɛ niŋ niŋtaɣibu ni kalinli maa[61] Silimin gɔli March dabaa anahi dali yuuni 2021 Supreme Court nim daa yihi "petition",ni di ka anfaani.[62][63]

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