More Voters Yet To Cast Their Votes In Some Centres In Kumasi
An alarm has been sounded about Voter turn out in some polling stations in Kumasi as captured by our roving correspondents.
“ So far turnout appears to be low even though, the day is still young..” Our roving correspondent, Adwoa Nelson Aweh reported.
A typical example of the seeming poor participation in the exercise is Kwadaso and its environs, Our correspondent who visited some of the centres in the area reported that as at 10.30 or thereabout, 30% of the total number of voters were yet to go to the polls.
“However, in certain areas long queues were seen at the centres thus, giving hope that with more than six hours left for the exercise to be over, there is still can be a hike in participation, typical of the Ghanaian traditionally known to be a later.
Our correspondent was at Odeneho Kwadaso, Kwadaso main township, Asuoyeboa and the Nyankyireniase suburbs.
“The situation of the ground doesn’t give ample room for one to conclude that be people the voter apathy syndrome has set in but more voters are yet to come out to vote looking at the current situation.” She remarked.
Meanwhile, so far no major case of dispute or violence has been reported neither the malfunctioning of any of the devices used in the exercise, unlike the previous years.
Presidential Candidates
The main presidential contestants in this year’s election are President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, 76, of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and former President John Dramani Mahama, 62, of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The 10 other candidates, including two women and one independent candidate, on the ballot are:
Christian Kwabena Andrews (Ghana Union Movement, GUM)
Ivor Kobina Greenstreet (Convention People’s Party, CPP)
Akua Donkor (Ghana Freedom Party, GFP)
Henry Herbert Lartey (Great Consolidated Popular Party, GCPP).
Hassan Ayariga (All People’s Congress, APC)
Kofi Akpaloo (Liberal Party of Ghana, LPG)
David Apasera (People’s National Convention, PNC)
Brigitte Dzogbenuku (Progressive People’s Party, PPP)
Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings (National Democratic Party,NDP)
Asiedu Walter (Independent).
President Akufo-Addo and former President John Dramani Mahama have faced each other twice in Presidential elections with each winning one contest.
Polling Stations
The EC has created 38,622 polling stations and voting will be between 0700 and 1700 GMT.
Declaration Of Results
Results are expected in 24 hours, according to the EC, although the law gives 72 hours.
Winners Margin
In the presidential race, the winner must have 50 %+1 of the total votes cast to be declared winner in the first round else there will be a run-off in three weeks.
Retrospect
In the last Parliament, the NPP dominated the House with 169 seats while the NDC had 106 – a difference of 63