This is between Mahama(NDC) and Akufo-Addo(NPP) and since the NDC is weak after Atta Mills death, Jerry Rawlings tried to get his powerful wife to run...but they rejected her election application at the last minute..since they didn't nominate her over Mahama she broke away and started her own party.Ghana politics are interesting, the only critical thing I have to say is they tend to bid for western interests to much example giving, right now there is an Argentinean ship dock at the port and some western banking firm has bribed the government to hold and not release it until Argentina pays the debt to a firm in New York. I know this election will be peaceful they have a model democracy for Africa.
I'm not too familiar with Ghana politics, though this thread has opened the door a little to it for me.
One thing i noticed was that all of the candidates are Christian or Muslim, speaking to the western interests you mentioned. In fact, democracy is a western influence, if no mistake ... right?
This page lists their religious affiliations, not that this should be held against any i suppose.
I also read that there was like controversy regarding Akwasi Addai Odike, something about his party not supporting him, but he went about getting listed some other way ... not sure about it all ... but it is very interesting.
Looking forward to seeing who wins.
Thanks for sharing.
Destee