Voting in the presidential run-off in some polling stations in the Effutu constituency started peacefully and orderly.
Some of the voters formed the queue as early as 0300 hours to enable them cast their early and do their daily activities.
At the Domeabra Social Welfare polling station, the Presiding Officer, Mr Kofi Edzi, told the Ghana News Agency that eight out of the 902 eligible voters had cast their votes as at 0715 hours.
The presiding officer of the Taxi Rank polling, Mr Ernest Enniful, said 42 out of 708 eligible voters had cast their votes as at 0705 hours when the GNA visited the station.
He explained that voting delayed for some few minutes due to late arrival of voting materials as a result of transportation problems.
At the A.M.E. Zion Church ‘A’ polling station the Presiding Officer, Ms Beatrice Blankson, said 39 out of 1,232 registered voters had cast their votes as at 0740 hours.
The presiding officer of the A.M.E. Zion Church ‘B’ polling station, Mr Charles Rockson, told the GNA that five out of 712 eligible voters had cast their votes as at 0748.
At Sekagyano polling station the Presiding Officer, Mr Boadi Jim Robert, said 109 out of 923 registered voters had cast their votes as at 0815 hours.
The Presiding Officer of the Yepimso ‘A’ polling station Mr Emmanuel Agyei Ahin told the GNA that 140 out of 1,181 registered voters had cast their votes as at 0828 hours.
At the Yepimso ‘B’ polling station the Presiding Officer, Mr Daniel Jackson, said 133 out of 1,107 eligible voters had cast their votes as at 0833 hours when the GNA visited the station.
The presiding officer of the Nazareth ‘A’ polling station, Mr Samuel Kwarteng, said 151 out of 1,458 registered voters had cast their votes as at 0850 hours.
At the Nazareth ‘B’ polling station the presiding officer, Mr John Asido, said 153 out of 1,514 registered voters had cast their votes as at 0859 hours.
At all the polling station GNA visited, the agents of the NPP and NDC were present.
Source: GNA
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