The People’s National Convention (PNC) has officially endorsed National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer John Mahama for the upcoming December polls.

National Chairman Samson Awingobit announced the decision during a press briefing on Wednesday, November 27, following consultations with the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) and Functional Executive Committee (FEC) members.

“Nine days to the general election, the PNC not having a presidential candidate cannot sit neutral for that matter, as a National Chairman, in consultation with the leader, we’ve invited NEC – that is our regional representative made up of the Chairmen and regional secretaries including FEC (Functional Executive Committee) members.

“At the end of deliberation, we discussed and we collectively – the majority have declared that the PNC will throw our support for the NDC presidential candidate for the 2024 elections,” he said.

Explaining the decision to back the NDC and John Mahama over other presidential candidates, Mr. Awingobit stated that the PNC's support is aimed at ensuring collaboration between the PNC and the next government to be formed by the NDC.

The PNC was disqualified from the presidential race by the Electoral Commission (EC) due to errors in its nomination forms, along with 10 other parties.

While the party’s lawsuit against the EC was dismissed by the courts, the PNC has reiterated its commitment to meaningful political participation.

Mr Awingobit highlighted that the party had engaged other political entities before settling on supporting the NDC, rejecting the notion of “wasting votes” by remaining neutral in the election.