Election 2020: Mahama, Akufo-Addo vote; call for peaceful process

The two leading political parties contesting for the Presidential position in the 2020 general elections have all voted in their respective polling stations. 

The New Patriotic Party candidate voted in the Kyebi constituency in the Eastern region whiles the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) Presidential Candidate, John Dramani Mahama also voted in the Bole constituency of the Savannah Region.

Speaking to the media after casting his ballot, both called for a peaceful electoral process maintaining that Ghana should defend its spot as the best example of democracy in West Africa.

They also urged Ghanaians to come out in their numbers and exercise their franchise.

Ghanaians are voting to the polls today Monday, December 7, 2020, to elect a President and 275 Parliamentarians.

Over 17 million voters are expected to take part in the exercise. The figure is 2 million more than the number of voters who voted in the previous election in 2016.

The electoral commission has said over 33,000 polling stations have been dedicated for the presidential and parliamentary polls.

The race is largely between the incumbent President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of the NPP and former leader John Mahama of the NDC. Ten other presidential candidates are contesting in the polls.

Electoral materials have been dispatched to the various voting centres.

The Electoral Commission says it aims to declare results within 24hours.