Dr. Mark Assibey Yeboah, the outgoing Member of Parliament for New Juaben South Constituency in the Eastern region has voted at SSNIT Flat a Polling station in Koforidua.
He voted together with his wife and former Constituency chairman Oteng Adu.
Dr. Assibey Yeboah expressed satisfaction about the electoral process so far stating that it will be one of the most peaceful and credible elections in Ghana so far.
He is also expecting a high turnout in New Juaben South Constituency which has a total voter population of a little over 92,000 making it the highest in the entire Eastern Region.
At SSNIT Flat polling station “A”
A total of 442 registered voters are expected to cast their ballot. As t 11:00 am 174 have voted
At SSNIT Flat B polling station out of the Voter population of 301,136 have voted as of 11:02 am.
Voting is underway in Ghana to elect a president and 275 legislators.
Early voting by security personnel and media took place Tuesday, December 1, 2020.
In all, 12 candidates including an independent Candidate have been approved by the EC to contest in the presidential election.
The presidential contest is mainly between the incumbent President and New Patriotic Party candidate Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and former President and National Democratic Congress’ John Dramani Mahama.
This is the third time the two political opponents will be contesting the presidential election.
Mahama won in 2012, while Akufo-Addo defeated him in the 2016 polls.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com /Kojo Ansah