A total of 5,349,696 eligible
Ghanaian voters in Greater Accra and Ashanti regions are expected
to exercise their franchise on Friday to choose a President, and
their Parliamentarians, information obtained from the Electoral
Commission’s (EC) official website has indicated.
It said 2,792,576 voters would vote
in 4,114 polling stations across the Greater Accra
Region,
while 2,557,122 eligible voters in Ashanti
region would cast their votes in 4,628 polling stations in the
region.
According to the EC, while 364,489
voters in the Upper West region would be voting in 944 polling
stations,
there would be 565,097 Ghanaians in Upper East
region who would cast their votes in 1,136 polling
stations.
The EC stated that there would be
2,386 polling stations for 1,263,462 voters in the Northern region
to decide for a president and their
parliamentarians,
whiles in Brong Ahafo region, 1,245,954 voters
would be expected to cast their votes in 2,740 polling
stations.
The Commission noted that 1,156,740
eligible voters in Volta region were likely to cast their votes in
2,283 polling stations,
with 1,429,682 Ghanaian voters in the Eastern
region voting in 2,961 polling station.
The EC further stated in Central
region there would be 2,192 polling stations for 1,231,513 voters
to exercise their voting rights,
whereas in Western region 1,425,158 voters would
do same in 2,618 polling stations.
This means that 14,031,793 eligible
Ghanaian voters would be expected to turn out in 26,002 polling
stations to vote in the presidential and parliamentary elections on
Friday.
