Ghana holds tight presidential poll as old rivals square-up

In what is expected to be a tight race between incumbent Nana Akufo-Addo and his predecessor, John Mahama, voters in Ghana will head to the polls on Monday to pick the country’s next president,

The two longtime rivals, who are meeting at the polls for the third straight time as they seek a second and final term in office, are widely seen as the two frontrunners in an election of twelve presidential candidates.

With the heightened political tensions, the two leading candidates on Friday signed a pact for good conduct and peaceful elections at a ceremony in the capital, Accra, which was attended by traditional and religious leaders, as well as international observers.

This election will be the eighth since Ghana’s first step towards multiparty democracy in 1992.