Voting in Election 2008 ended generally peacefully at 1700 hours on Sunday December 7 2008 throughout the country.
About 12.5 million Ghanaians went to the polls to elect a President and 230 Parliamentarians in what was described as …
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Voting at some polling stations in the Effutu Constituency started some few minutes late due to delays by electoral officers.
At Gyahadze D/A Primary School with polling station number B071701 in the Gyahadze Electoral Area, the Pres…
Ghanaians are going to the polls on Sunday to elect a President and 230 Parliamentarians in what promises to be an exciting contest among four front-running political parties - New Patriotic (NPP); National Democratic Congress (NDC); Peopl…
Early Voters had started forming queues at some polling stations by 0355 hours when GNA visited.
At the Christ The King Polling Station of the Lakoo Electoral Area of Dade Kotopon Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, a voter, Mr…
Voting had started in earnest and was progressing steadily when the Ghana News Agency visited a number of polling stations across the country.
At the Old Ga Mantse Palace Polling Centre CO50223 in the Kinka Electoral Area of Odododio…
As early as 0400 hours on Sunday, anxious voters had formed long queues at four polling centre in Nkwanta in the Nkwanta-South Constituency of the Volta Region.
The polling centre were: English Arabic; E.P. JSS; L.A. JSS 'A' and L.A. JSS…
In Ho, there is a heavy Voter turnout in the Ho Municipality this morning as before 0700 hours long queues had formed at four polling stations visited by the Ghana News Agency.
These are located at the High Court, the Volta Region Museum…
As part Elections 2008, registered voters in the Akim Oda Municipality of the Eastern Region, on Sunday are casting their votes at the various polling stations peacefully.
The two constituencies in the municipality are Akim Oda with 10…
In the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese constituency, there was no list for voters who had transferred their votes to the constituency at the Community Nursery Polling station at Nyafueko-Ekroful, so the presiding officer, Mr Ernest Abaidoo, asked t…
At Ashaiman Presbyterian School polling station in the Ashaiman Constituency, voting started at exactly 0720 hours as a result of the late arrival of election materials.
Mr. Raphael Donya, the Presiding Officer for the station said t…
Former President Jerry John Rawlings on Sunday voted at exactly 0957 hours at the Public Works Department (PWD) Castle Branch polling centre in the Korle-Klottey constituency.
After voting, he told journalists that he wished he were a…
The usual brisk business in the Techiman Municipality was absent on Sunday morning, as eligible voters trooped from their houses to queue as early as 0330 hours at their various polling stations to exercise their franchise.
By 0700 h…
The Chiefs and people of New Agou and Jumbo in the Nkwanta-South Constituency have boycotted Sunday's elections in protest against being placed under Nkwanta-South Constituency instead of Nkwanta-North.
Nana Laso III, of Jumbo told the G…
The campaign office of Nana Akufo-Addo on Sunday cautioned the media to be wary of "unscrupulous politicians who want to use the media to promote their own parochial agenda".
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The long queues at polling centres in the morning had reduced drastically at a number of polling stations when the GNA visited at 1600 hours on Sunday December 7 2008.
The long winding queue at the Cantonments Post Office polling cen…
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Apart from insufficient and late arrival of voting materials, voting was orderly at several polling stations at the Adenta Constituency in the Adenta Municipality.
Long queues had formed at these polling stations as early as 4 a.m. w…
At Takoradi, voting began at 0700 hours in most polling stations in the four electoral areas in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis visited by the GNA.
Hundreds of anxious voters were seen waiting patiently in long winding queues, a coup…
Voting started on scheduled at 0700 hours with voting materials in place in the Ave-Avenor Constituency where long and winding queues have been formed at many polling stations.
A visit by the Ghana News Agency (GNA) to a number of pollin…
Sheikh Ibrahim Cudjoe Quaye, incumbent Member of Parliament for Ayawaso Central, called for the extension of voting time if voters have not cast their ballot by 1700 hours.
He made the suggestion when he arrived at the Ayawaso Centra…
Voting started throughout Ghana at 0700 hours, Sunday, to elect a President and 230 Legislatures for the Fifth Parliament of the Fourth Republic with long queues of voters waiting patiently to cast their votes.
Polling officially en…
At Juaso in the Asante Akim South constituency, the scene was not different as there were long queues at polling stations the GNA visited.
Some election officials who spoke to the GNA said voters had started queuing long before they…
At Jasikan in the Volta Region, two people were arrested at the CMB shed for possessing fake voter identity cards, Mr. Benjamin Dorkruku, Assistant Superintendent of Police in charge of Jasikan District, told the GNA.
He said the men we…
At Kormantse in the Central Region, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mr Stephen Asamoah Boateng, cast his vote at Kormantse District Assembly Junior High School Polling Station.
The Minister is seeking re-electio…
Commodore Steve Obimpeh (Rtd), former Health and Agriculture Minister under the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government, called for peace as voting started in Election 2008 and advised Ghanaians to accept the outcome of the election …
The Weija Constituency in the Greater Accra Region on Sunday witnessed low security presence at most of the polling stations visited by the Ghana News Agency.
While few of the stations: Mallam Old Presbyterian polling station, TB Zo…
Voting in Election 2008 officially ended at 1700 hours on Sunday December 7 2008.
Ghanaians went to the polls to elect a President and 230 Parliamentarians in what was described as an exciting contest among four front-running politic…
Very Reverend Father Ted Nelson Adjakpey, priest of Saint Theresa Catholic Church, has appealed to Ghanaians to exhibit high sense of responsibility to ensure peace and tranquillity during the December 7 elections.
He said the natio…
Reverend Elton John Owusu, head pastor of Altar Faith Chapel at Taifa, on Saturday urged the electorate to avoid tribal politics, violence and seek the interest of the nation during the December 7 elections.
"The elected person has a…
Lieutenant-Colonel Ababio Serebour, Commanding officer of the Forces Pay Office (FPO) of the Ghana Armed Forces, on Saturday appealed to Ghanaians to ensure credible elections on December 7.
He said there was the need for the public t…
The Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, on Sunday called for calm saying some glitches reported during the early minutes of voting are local.
The EC Chairman who has been touring polling stations in the Greate…
Prof. John Evans Atta Mills, presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), on Sunday expressed confidence that he would be the next President as he cast his vote at Golden Gate polling station at the Ledzokuku Constitue…
Voting delayed at most polling stations in the Besease Township due to late arrival of voting materials from Ajumako.
At the Methodist Polling Station with Registration Number BO50802 in the Nyantsia Electoral Area of the Ajumako-Eny…
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Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama on Sunday predicted a peaceful general election and a "one touch victory" for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Casting his vote at the Civil Service Training School Polling Station in the Dadeko…
Voting at the Akwatia Constituency is proceeding peacefully and orderly with some polling centres recording good number of votes as at 1000 hours.
Most of the polling stations opened at 0700 hours with long queues.
At the Urban…
Commercial activity in the Hohoe Municipality slowed down and in some areas virtually absent, since the early hours of Sunday in view of the general elections.
The Market, lorry station and streets have been empty as people thronged …
Two blind women and an amputee were among the 279 people out of 1,416 registered voters who cast their votes at the St. Andrews Catholic Junior High School Polling Station as at 11.37 am.
Two other blind persons were also among the 3…
Polling in Ghana's fifth consecutive election dubbed Election 2008, started throughout the country at 0700 hours on Sunday with long queues of electorates waiting patiently to cast their votes at polling stations long before the polls open…
Dr. Edward Mahama, the People's National Convention (PNC) presidential candidate, cast his ballot at the Oko Presbyterian polling station in the Dome Kwabenya Constituency on Sunday and said he was sure that he would be elected the next pr…
Mr Kwesi Amoafo-Yeboah, the only independent candidate running for president, on Sunday voted at the Labone Secondary School (LABOSCO) Polling Station in the Dadekotopon Constituency without his voters' ID card because he left it at home.
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In Koforidua, the police have reportedly quelled a skirmish at Akyem Wenchi over the harassment of polling agents of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Both the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) George Anko-Bil, Eastern Regional …
Rev Dr Lawrenec Tetteh, President of the Worldwide Miracle Outreach on Sunday said irrespective of the outcome of the election results, losers must learn to accept defeat and put their weights behind the winner.
"I want to remind vote…
The electoral process at the various polling stations GNA visited in the Okaikoi South Constituency was relatively peaceful.
There was massive turnout at the polling stationsd. By 0700 hours scores of voters were waiting in long queu…
The swift intervention of the Nungua District police Rapid Deployment Force (RDF) prevented a possible outbreak of violence at two polling stations at the Krowor Constituency.
The two are Kingsway and Methodist JHS polling stations, …
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