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Ghanaians Prepare to Vote in Election with Familiar Front-Runners

Stacey Knott

   ACCRA - Ghanaians go to the polls Monday with incumbent President Nana
   Akufo-Addo and former president John Mahama as front-runners.
   Akufo-Addo's party has campaigned mainly on his education initiatives,
   while Mahama's has focused on job creation and attacking his opponent's
   record on corruption. But the familiar faces have also made voter
   apathy an issue.

   Ghana's government this week announced Monday, Dec 7, would be a public
   holiday - to help get voters to the polls to choose the next president.

   Despite more than 17 million registered voters and 12 presidential
   candidates, authorities are battling voter apathy with familiar
   front-runners from the last two elections.

   Incumbent President Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is
   facing off against his predecessor, John Mahama of the opposition
   National Democratic Congress' (NDC).

   Mahama won in the 2012 election and then lost to Akufo-Addo in the 2016
   election.

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