Ghanaians are heading to the polls today, Saturday, December 7, 2024, to choose a successor to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in a tight race between his vice, Mahamadu Bawumia and former President John Mahama.
Polls open at 07:00 in the closely fought election to decide the country’s new president as well as elect 276 parliamentarians.
Ghana’s two main parties, current ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC), have alternated in power almost equally since 1992.
Voters started queuing at polling centres hours before voting commences.
Weija Gbawe: NDC raises concerns over political stickers right behind the officers
Agents of the opposition National Democratic Congress at a polling station in Gbawe in the Weija-Gbawe Constituency are unhappy the EC officials mounted their set right in front of the billboard of one of the parliamentary candidates.
Anyaa-Sowutuom: BVD fails to function
Voters are rusted in queue at the Nichobeth School at Ablekuma, Accra, after they were told the biometric verification device is not functioning.
Sources tell Angel News’ correspondent Kwaku Nti that, the officials say the verification machine for that polling station had mistakenly been sent to the Ashanti Region while the one there is that which should have gone there.
Over 1,000 ballot papers missing at Yendi polling station
Security analyst, Adib Saani is reporting that some 1,200 plus ballot papers are missing in Yendi, Northern Region.
The materials were kept in an armory ahead of the polls, however, on voting day, it was detected that the said number of papers could not be accounted for.
Election 2024: Tema East voters turn voting centre into prayer grounds
Some voters who went to queue Friday night ahead of the elections at a polling station in Tema East, resorted to prayer and worship,to keep them awake till the following morning when voting began.
