Voting Progress: Accra-Weija

Security at the Weija constituency in Greater Accra has been beefed up to ensure maximum protection for voters and electoral materials.

The constituency, the largest in the region, has over the years been considered as a conflict-prone area. The security beef-up was therefore the result of the general complaint that characterized the December 7 general election.

As at 0618 hours, when the GNA got to New-life polling centre with polling station number C013204B, there was a long queue including stones to temporarily represent some voters.

The centre had polling agents for the two contesting political parties.

Mr Philip Yawson, Presiding Officer, told GNA that about 1,566 registered voters were expected to cast their votes, but the centre recorded 30 transfers.

However, he said, the checklist containing the names of all voters in station and the list for special voters were absent.

When the GNA got to the New Gbawe D/A primary school around 0705 hours, only 14 people had cast their votes.

Mr Jerry Anku, Presiding Officer, said all voting materials were set and 1,981 voters were expected to cast their ballots.

The Gbawe Presbyterian polling centre with number CO13213 had recorded 100 voters as of 0722 when GNA arrived there.

Mr Daniel Offei, Presiding Officer, said about 2,091 voters were expected to vote.

At the Amicin Video centre, 68 voters had cast their ballots as at 0742 hours.

Mr Gabriel Ajavon, Presiding Officer, said 1,292 people were expected to vote at the centre with polling number CO13211.

At the Mallam Old Presbyterian polling centre, 198 voters had exercised their franchise by 0814.

Evans Adu, Presiding Officer, who gave the centre number as

CO13203, said 1,823 voters were on the list. The Rehabilitation poling centre at Weija had also recorded

214 voters out of 1,365 voters in the register as at 0840 hours

when GNA got there. The Presiding officer, Mr Johnson Ford Appiah Fordjour told December 7 polls.

Some Christians from the Winners Chapel, Ghana, Christian Worship Centre and the Jesus House International Ministry were attending church service early to enable them to cast their votes.