Voting has commenced without any reported delays across all 17 constituencies in the Western Region for the Special Voting exercise.
A total of 5,094 voters, including security personnel, Electoral Commission staff, journalists, and other stakeholders with duties on election day, are participating in the exercise.
TV3’s Ebenezer Atiemo reported from the District Assembly that five people had already cast their ballots as early as 7:15 a.m. Voters described the process as “smooth.”
The Special Aide to the NPP Essikado-Ketan Parliamentary Candidate, Abraham Mensah, who arrived at the voting center at Brigade Hall as early as 6:00 a.m., expressed satisfaction with the process so far.
“The team came early, and we were impressed with the arrangements. We are hopeful for an incident-free exercise and expect the same on Saturday,” he said.
At the voting center in Takoradi, the Police Canteen – Central Police Station, a queue of three voters had already formed.
According to electoral officials, all voting materials were available, and voting was able to start before 7:00 a.m.
Abigail Akorfa Adasia of Westend Radio reported from Ellembelle that 221 registered voters were expected to vote, and by 7:20 a.m., 20 had already cast their ballots.
Representatives of both the NDC and NPP at Kwesimintsim were present at the St. Anthony of Padua Church, where voting was ongoing, monitoring the process closely.
They expressed satisfaction with the voting arrangements and jokingly teased each other about potential defeat.
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