{"id":260427,"date":"2024-12-04T16:21:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T16:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/04\/ghana-election-2024-seven-charts-wey-show-wetin-dey-di-mind-of-voters\/"},"modified":"2024-12-04T16:21:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T16:21:55","slug":"ghana-election-2024-seven-charts-wey-show-wetin-dey-di-mind-of-voters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/04\/ghana-election-2024-seven-charts-wey-show-wetin-dey-di-mind-of-voters\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana election 2024: Seven charts wey show wetin dey di mind of voters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qn0xuy\">\n<div class=\"bbc-j1srjl\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/240\/cpsprodpb\/77c1\/live\/3f8655d0-a5a5-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.jpg.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/320\/cpsprodpb\/77c1\/live\/3f8655d0-a5a5-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/480\/cpsprodpb\/77c1\/live\/3f8655d0-a5a5-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/624\/cpsprodpb\/77c1\/live\/3f8655d0-a5a5-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.jpg.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/800\/cpsprodpb\/77c1\/live\/3f8655d0-a5a5-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.jpg.webp 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1008px) 760px, 100vw\" alt=\"Ghanaian football fan wear glasses wey say 2024. E wear hat wit a red brim.\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/pidgin\/articles\/aspect-ratio:976 \/ 549\" class=\"bbc-139onq\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"bbc-nyj3yn\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Wia dis foto come from, <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">AFP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<section role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"article-byline\" class=\"bbc-1vjaf6b\"><strong id=\"article-byline\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Article information<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"bbc-1rvtlej\">\n<li><span role=\"text\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Author, <\/span><span class=\"bbc-18ttg5u\">Brian Osweta, George Wafula &amp; Damian Zane  <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span role=\"text\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Role, <!-- --> <\/span><span class=\"bbc-xsgtj8\">BBC News<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"bbc-v8pmqw\">\n<p><time datetime=\"2024-12-04\" class=\"bbc-j3wi5n e1mklfmt0\">13 minutes wey don pass<\/time><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">Ghana dey head for di ninth general election since multiparty politics resume in 1992 for di kontri.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">For dat time, e don get three peaceful transfers of power, wit di two main parties \u2013 di National Democratic Congress (NDC) and di New Patriotic Party (NPP) \u2013 holding di presidency for a total of 16 years each.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">Big issues dey ground dis time around as di NPP dey go for a third successive term in power.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qn0xuy\">\n<div class=\"bbc-j1srjl\" style=\"padding-bottom:64.84%\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/240\/cpsprodpb\/c1f7\/live\/3d48c3e0-a58f-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.png.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/320\/cpsprodpb\/c1f7\/live\/3d48c3e0-a58f-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.png.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/480\/cpsprodpb\/c1f7\/live\/3d48c3e0-a58f-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.png.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/624\/cpsprodpb\/c1f7\/live\/3d48c3e0-a58f-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.png.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/640\/cpsprodpb\/c1f7\/live\/3d48c3e0-a58f-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.png.webp 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1008px) 760px, 100vw\" alt=\"Chart wey show di increase in price of various foodstuffs in di 12 months from February 2023. Among di items mentioned na eggs wey don go up by 150%, tomatoes by 104% and yams by 67%.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/pidgin\/articles\/aspect-ratio:640 \/ 415\" class=\"bbc-139onq\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<section role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Another thing we de for inside dis tori\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1n4f7vm ebmt73l0\"\/>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">Ghanaians pockets dey hit particularly hard sake of global inflation, beginning in early 2022, dat make di prices rise in di kontri at dia fastest rate for more dan two decades.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">Di annual rate of increase reach a peak of 54.1% for December 2022. E don come down since, but dis na just an average and prices of some staples don continue to go up sharply.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">Eggs and tomatoes, for instance dey more dan two times as expensive in February 2024 as dem be 12 months earlier. Oda Ghanaian favourites don also shoot up wit wages wey no keep up to di same pace. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">Although di popular national dish &#8211; Ga kenkey (fermented maize dumplings) wit fish &#8211; neva see such a big jump, di balls of di kenkey now don dey smaller.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">As a result, more pipo don dey pushed into poverty and living standards don suffer, di World Bank tok.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qn0xuy\">\n<div class=\"bbc-j1srjl\" style=\"padding-bottom:79.38%\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/240\/cpsprodpb\/9e19\/live\/8fe72010-a58f-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.png.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/320\/cpsprodpb\/9e19\/live\/8fe72010-a58f-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.png.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/480\/cpsprodpb\/9e19\/live\/8fe72010-a58f-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.png.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/624\/cpsprodpb\/9e19\/live\/8fe72010-a58f-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.png.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/640\/cpsprodpb\/9e19\/live\/8fe72010-a58f-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.png.webp 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1008px) 760px, 100vw\" alt=\"Graph show di increase for Ghana public debt since 2000. E get a sharp rise from 2021 wia e reach a peak of $60bn - e don since drop to $50.9bn.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/pidgin\/articles\/aspect-ratio:640 \/ 508\" class=\"bbc-139onq\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">For 2022, Ghana default on im debt repayments and bin dey forced into long negotiations with international lenders to try and restructure di loans, wey still dey go on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">Local lenders dey forced into taking lower repayments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">President Nana Akufo-Addo admit say di kontri dey for \u201ccrisis\u201d but blame outside forces. Di opposition and some economists say e dey down to economic mismanagement by di government.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">Di amount of money wey Ghana owe creditors don steadily rise for di last two decades, but e go up sharply for 2019, and by 2022, di government need more dan 70% of income just to service di debt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qn0xuy\">\n<div class=\"bbc-j1srjl\" style=\"padding-bottom:95.63%\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/240\/cpsprodpb\/22f6\/live\/ef9f4f40-a595-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.png.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/320\/cpsprodpb\/22f6\/live\/ef9f4f40-a595-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.png.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/480\/cpsprodpb\/22f6\/live\/ef9f4f40-a595-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.png.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/624\/cpsprodpb\/22f6\/live\/ef9f4f40-a595-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.png.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/640\/cpsprodpb\/22f6\/live\/ef9f4f40-a595-11ef-8ab9-9192db313061.png.webp 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1008px) 760px, 100vw\" alt=\"Line graph wey show di change in di unemployment rate from 2010 to 2023. E show a steady increase from 2017, wen e dey 8.4% to 14.7% six years later.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/pidgin\/articles\/aspect-ratio:640 \/ 612\" class=\"bbc-139onq\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">Di kontri economic difficulties dey togeda with a steadily rising unemployment rate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">Going back two decades, one in 20 Ghanaians wey dey able to work dey unemployed &#8211; dat figure now stand for one in seven.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">Wit more dan half di population &#8211; some 24 million pipo &#8211; under di age of 35, young pipo dey particularly hard-hit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">Di views of younger voters fit get a big impact on di outcome of di election.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qn0xuy\">\n<div class=\"bbc-j1srjl\" style=\"padding-bottom:87.5%\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/240\/cpsprodpb\/2b8b\/live\/e809d290-a596-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.png.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/320\/cpsprodpb\/2b8b\/live\/e809d290-a596-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.png.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/480\/cpsprodpb\/2b8b\/live\/e809d290-a596-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.png.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/624\/cpsprodpb\/2b8b\/live\/e809d290-a596-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.png.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/640\/cpsprodpb\/2b8b\/live\/e809d290-a596-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.png.webp 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1008px) 760px, 100vw\" alt=\"Bar chart wey show Ghana at di top of di list of African gold producers - wit 115 tonnes in 2023. Also on di list na Mali - 105 tonnes, Burkina Faso - 99 tonnes and South Africa 97 tonnes.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/pidgin\/articles\/aspect-ratio:640 \/ 560\" class=\"bbc-139onq\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">As Africa largest \u2013 and di world 10th biggest \u2013 producer of di precious metal, gold play a big role for di economy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">But wit di global gold price more dan doubling for di last decade, di attraction of getting involved for di business dey obvious.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qn0xuy\">\n<div class=\"bbc-j1srjl\" style=\"padding-bottom:110.31%\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/240\/cpsprodpb\/7b1d\/live\/41ad7960-a596-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.png.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/320\/cpsprodpb\/7b1d\/live\/41ad7960-a596-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.png.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/480\/cpsprodpb\/7b1d\/live\/41ad7960-a596-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.png.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/624\/cpsprodpb\/7b1d\/live\/41ad7960-a596-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.png.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/640\/cpsprodpb\/7b1d\/live\/41ad7960-a596-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.png.webp 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1008px) 760px, 100vw\" alt=\"Pie chart wey show wetin products Ghana export dey made up of. For 2023, gold account for 45% of di exports, crude oil 24% and cocoa beans and paste, 9%.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/pidgin\/articles\/aspect-ratio:640 \/ 706\" class=\"bbc-139onq\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">Gold na big foreign-exchange earner for Ghana \u2013 in 2023, exports amount to $5.2bn (\u00a34.1bn).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">Along wit gold, di kontri get resources of oil, gas, diamonds, bauxite and lithium among oda tins.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">Na also a big player for di global cocoa market, being di world second largest supplier of di vital ingredient of chocolate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">Dis resources don transform di economy ova di past three decades and enable di kontri to become much richer, wit extreme poverty dropping by half for dat time, World Bank sabi pipo say.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qn0xuy\">\n<div class=\"bbc-j1srjl\" style=\"padding-bottom:90.47%\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/240\/cpsprodpb\/d089\/live\/ba91f1b0-a59d-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.png.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/320\/cpsprodpb\/d089\/live\/ba91f1b0-a59d-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.png.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/480\/cpsprodpb\/d089\/live\/ba91f1b0-a59d-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.png.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/624\/cpsprodpb\/d089\/live\/ba91f1b0-a59d-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.png.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/640\/cpsprodpb\/d089\/live\/ba91f1b0-a59d-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.png.webp 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1008px) 760px, 100vw\" alt=\"Line graph wey show di change in GDP per capita ova di past three decades. E show a sharp increase from 2005 wen e dey $400 to 2017, wen e dey $2,200 - but e don barely change since 2017.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/pidgin\/articles\/aspect-ratio:640 \/ 579\" class=\"bbc-139onq\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">Di average annual income per person don go through a dramatic shift since 2005, wit di standard of living showing increase up to 2017.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">Since den howeva, e don barely rise, except for a spike in 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">At election time, politicians go get to deal wit di fact say voters no dey take di long-term view but generally dey base dia choice on weda tins dey improve for di short term.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qn0xuy\">\n<div class=\"bbc-j1srjl\" style=\"padding-bottom:106.88%\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/240\/cpsprodpb\/8f52\/live\/b7918720-a596-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.png.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/320\/cpsprodpb\/8f52\/live\/b7918720-a596-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.png.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/480\/cpsprodpb\/8f52\/live\/b7918720-a596-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.png.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/624\/cpsprodpb\/8f52\/live\/b7918720-a596-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.png.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/640\/cpsprodpb\/8f52\/live\/b7918720-a596-11ef-bdf5-b7cb2fa86e10.png.webp 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1008px) 760px, 100vw\" alt=\"Chart wey show parties support in Ghana presidential elections. E show di share of support for di National Democratic Congress, New Patriotic Party and odas, between 1992 and 2020. \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/pidgin\/articles\/aspect-ratio:640 \/ 684\" class=\"bbc-139onq\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">Di last three decades don see some closely fought and peaceful elections.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">As a result, Ghana don often dey held up as an example of an open democracy wey don turn im back on instability and im own history of coups for a region wia issue still dey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">In some cases, elections dey on just tens of thousands of votes and despite occasional legal challenges, di results generally dey accepted by di losers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">We expect to find out di results of dis year race within three days of di 7 December election.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2 id=\"Ghana-2024-Election\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"bbc-u15yok eglt09e0\">Ghana 2024 Election:<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qn0xuy\">\n<div class=\"bbc-j1srjl\" style=\"padding-bottom:10.25%\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/240\/cpsprodpb\/2218\/live\/549b4bb0-a5d7-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.png.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/320\/cpsprodpb\/2218\/live\/549b4bb0-a5d7-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.png.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/480\/cpsprodpb\/2218\/live\/549b4bb0-a5d7-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.png.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/624\/cpsprodpb\/2218\/live\/549b4bb0-a5d7-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.png.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/800\/cpsprodpb\/2218\/live\/549b4bb0-a5d7-11ef-a4fe-a3e9a6c5d640.png.webp 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1008px) 760px, 100vw\" alt=\"Thin banner for Ghana colours wey say Ghana Election 2024.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"976\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/pidgin\/articles\/aspect-ratio:976 \/ 100\" class=\"bbc-139onq\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wia dis foto come from, AFP Article information Author, Brian Osweta, George Wafula &amp; Damian Zane Role, BBC News 13 minutes wey don pass Ghana dey head for di ninth general election since multiparty politics resume in 1992 for di kontri. For dat time, e don get three peaceful transfers of power, wit di two [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":260428,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-260427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-top-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ghana election 2024: Seven charts wey show wetin dey di mind of voters - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/04\/ghana-election-2024-seven-charts-wey-show-wetin-dey-di-mind-of-voters\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ghana election 2024: Seven charts wey show wetin dey di mind of voters - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Wia dis foto come from, AFP Article information Author, Brian Osweta, George Wafula &amp; Damian Zane Role, BBC News 13 minutes wey don pass Ghana dey head for di ninth general election since multiparty politics resume in 1992 for di kontri. 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