A few hours after reports of gunfire in Nyankpala, located in the Tolon Constituency of the Northern Region, the Ghana Police Service, via their verified X (Twitter) handle, has announced the arrest of four suspects connected to the incident.

The suspects, identified as Majid Issah, Fodi Issiage Kamara, Yakubu Simalia, and Alhaji Bashiru Mohamed, are currently in police custody as investigations continue.

The shooting left one person dead and another critically injured. The police confirmed that the injured individual is receiving medical treatment, while the body of the deceased has been deposited at the morgue.

The 2024 general elections are ongoing across 276 constituencies in the country, with 18.8 million people expected to vote.

The 2024 election has thirteen presidential candidates, with nine of them representing political parties and four being independent candidates.

Of the 18.8 million voters, 459,291 represent 4% of the voter population. 48% of the voters are male, while the female population makes up 52%. The role of the youth in the elections will be significant as they make up 55% of the voter population.

A total of 40,976 polling centres will be used for the 2024 elections, with 328 already used for the Special Voting exercises that took place on Monday, December 2, and Thursday, December 5, 2024.

According to data published by CODEO, the largest CSO in elections, the 2024 elections will feature 801 parliamentary candidates vying for the 276 seats.

Of the 13 presidential candidates, four are independent, while nine represent political parties. This means that the elections will have nine political parties contesting.
In the parliamentary elections, there are 111 candidates contesting as independents.

Written by: Maame Adwoa A. Mensah