A call for peaceful election
98 year old woman votes at Jamdede
Berekum East, 1:40PM
98 year old woman cast ballot at Jamdede in Berekum East Constituency
Man arrested for over double voting
Wassa Akropong: 1:20PM
The Police have arrested Kwofie Stephen, a polling station agent, for double voting at the Wassa Akropong Appiahkrom polling station A in the Western Region in the ongoing General Election.
The suspect is currently in custody assisting the Police investigation.
“Traditional authorities ready and willing to accept outcome elections”—Osagyefo Oseadeyo Agyemang Badu II
Dormaa: 1:00PM
Osagyefo Oseadeyo Agyemang Badu II, Paramount Chief of Dormaa Traditional Area on Saturday expressed traditional authorities’ readiness and willingness to accept the outcome of the elections.
He said they are ready to support candidates who emerge winner of the presidential and parliamentary elections to lead the country to the level Ghanaians desire.
He said security officers particularly the Police have a sacred duty to ensure that there is absolute peace and no violence and tension occured across all the polling stations in the country.
Osagyefo Oseadeyo Agyemang Badu II was speaking to reporters after casting his ballot at 0940hours when he arrived at the Queen mother’s Palace Polling Centre 1 in the company of Barimah Oppong Yaw Boabasa, the Gyaasehene of the Dormaa Traditional Area.
EC employs facial verification in Ningo Prampram
Ningo Prampram: 12:00PM
Facial verification has been used at Ahwiam Polling Centre B in the Ningo Prampram Constituency as queues go down.
Police arrest man at polling station in possession of firearm
Okaikwei South, Accra: 11:50AM
The Police have arrested one Michael Allotey, for possessing a weapon at the St. Theresa School polling station in the Okaikwei South Constituency in Accra.
He is currently in custody assisting in the Police investigation.
Police arrest EC official over electoral offences
Kintampo South: 11:45AM
The Ghana Police Service has arrested an Electoral Commission official at Kintampo South Constituency in the Bono East Region, for electoral offences during the ongoing general election.
The suspect, Dery Joseph, is under investigation for issuing about 15 ballot papers to voters that omitted the first presidential candidate at the Ampesika- Bayere polling station.
Some Polling Stations experience delays
Dr Bawumia votes in his hometown Walewale
Walewale: 10:00AM