|
Special voting
ends peacefully in the Western Region
Essikadu, Dec. 24, Ghanadot/GNA – Special voting by security
personnel, journalists and officials of the Electoral
Commission who would be on duty during the Presidential
Election Runoff on Sunday, December 28 ended peacefully in
the Western Region on Tuesday.
During a tour by Ghana News Agency at some polling stations,
294 eligible voters had cast their ballots as at 1324 hours
with few voters in the queue at Essikadu Brigade Hall.
Mr Joseph Antwi Boateng, Presiding Officer at the station,
said they had not encountered any problem since the exercise
started at 0700 hours.
He said agents of New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National
Democratic Congress (NDC) were on duty as well as a security
officer on standby to prevent any violent incident.
At the Christ the King Parish Hall, in Effia-Kwesiminstim
Constituency, there were over 50 people including electoral
officials, security and journalists in the queue as early as
0600 hours.
They waited patiently and at 0700 hours exactly the exercise
took off, three voting screens were provided to make voting
very smooth and quick.
At Axim EC Office, only 66 people had voted at 1113 hours
when GNA visited the station.
Mr James A. Baidoe, Assistant Presiding Officer said voting
was peaceful and he expressed optimism that the December 28
runoff would also be peaceful.
GNA |
