As the race for Ghana's 2024 presidential election intensifies, a notable 27 individuals have expressed their intentions to run as independent candidates.

According to a report from Graphic Online, these hopefuls have obtained access codes from the Electoral Commission (EC), allowing them to download and submit their nomination forms.

The inclusion of these independent candidates brings the total number of presidential aspirants to 39, with 12 registered political parties also joining the contest.

The political parties that have picked up nomination forms include major contenders such as the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the National Democratic Congress (NDC), and other parties like the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), and All People’s Congress (APC).

Other political parties in the race are the People’s National Convention (PNC), the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), the Ghana Union Movement (GUM), the National Democratic Party (NDP), the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), and the Progressive Alliance for Ghana (PAG).

Among the independent candidates vying for the presidency are notable figures like George Twum-Barim-Adu, Samuel Apea-Danquah, Alan Kyerematen, Nana Kwame Bediako, and Jacob Osei Yeboah.

Others include Richard Sumah, Kofi Koranteng, Desmond Abrefa, Dr. Agnes Ayisha, Dr. Nii Amu Darko, Wilberforce Andrews, and Nana Stephens.

More candidates such as Rev. Samuel Worlanyo, T.K. Amenya, Robert Roy Reindorf, Paul Perkoh, Seth Ntim Agyarko, Stephen Atubiga, Janet Asana Nabla, and Sam Ankrah have also joined the race, alongside others like Nana Ohene Aggrey Bentsil Djan, Tom Asiseh, Kenneth Kwame Asamoah, Tawiah N. Hemans, Muhammad Abdullah, James Kwasi Oppong, and Isaac Wiafe Ofori.

The EC has announced that presidential candidates are expected to submit their completed nomination forms at the Commission's headquarters between September 9 and September 13, 2024.

The forms can be submitted in two daily sessions, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.