Peaceful elections in Tolon/Kumbnugu District

Tolon (N/R), Dec 16, GNA- Mr K. Safo-Kantanka, Deputy Chairman of the Electoral Commission in Charge of Operations, has expressed satisfaction with the voter turnout at the District Assembly elections in the Tolon/Kumbungu District.

The elections are taking place in four of the six districts in Dagbon, namely Savelgu/Nanton, Tolon/Kumbugu, Zabzugu/Tatale and Gushiegu/Karaga.


Mr Safo-Kantanka said adequate preparations were made for the provision of electoral materials at the various polling stations. He was speaking to newsmen after visiting some of the polling stations to monitor the elections.


At Tolon L/A Primary School Polling Station out of 776 registered voters 220 people had already cast their vote as at 1115 hours. At Gbulung Electoral Area Polling Station 195 people had voted out of 362 registered voters, while at the Kanshegu Polling Station 61 people out of 321 registered voters had cast their votes by 0900 hours.


When the media talked to the Presiding Officers at the various polling stations they said the voting pattern would be more encouraging by noon when most of the people who had either gone to the market or were attending funerals would have returned to cast their vote.

Official elections results expected to be announced Wednesday - Electoral Officer

Savelugu (N/R), Dec.16, GNA - The results of the District Level and Unit Committee elections in Savelugu/Nanton are expected to be officially announced by the Electoral Commission on Wednesday, Mr Nuhu Mahama, the District Electoral Officer told the GNA at Savelugu on Monday after close of the elections.

He said even though the Presiding Officers were expected to declare the results at their various polling stations after the counting of votes, the Electoral Commission had to confirm the figures through an announcement of the official results.


An incident during the counting of votes at a polling station nearly marred the peaceful atmosphere that had characterized the voting. Some supporters of one of the candidates vying for an assembly seat, for no apparent reason did not allow the counting to take place at the polling station, an action, which made supporters of other contestants angry.


This nearly resulted in confrontation but for the intervention of a security personnel detailed to ensure peace and order at the polling station.


The angry crowd agreed to the suggested of the personnel that the counting should be done at the Savelugu Police Station.