Vote counting underway in Togo elections
Counting of ballot papers for the Presidential election in the Republic of Togo, which is considered by many as very crucial has began.
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The exercise is being supervised by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Voting started at 7am and ended at 4pm on Saturday and was generally peaceful.
Graphiconline's Foreign News Editor, Kate Baaba Hudson reported that streets especially on the capital city of Lome have been very quiet and people are eager to know what the results would be.
The Graphiconline team observed long queues by voters who were waiting patiently for their turns, while others were seen going through the register to ensure that they were at the right station.
It was observed that the process was smooth at all the stations. In a few cases, some of the voters went to checked the register and realised they had gone to the wrong stations, and were directed to the right places.
Earlier at the Protestant College Centre, the Head of the Centre, Mr Aholu Yaovi said the programme had been going on peacefully and was very happy about the turnout at the centre which had 15 polling stations.
At about 10am when Graphiconline visited the EPP TokoinCentre, over 200 people had cast their vote.
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At the LyceeSolidarite Centre at 10.20 am, the Chef of the Centre, MR Kpeglo Komlar Messan said 461 people had voted for polling stations 6 and station 7 also recorded 461 voters.
At 3.08pm, over 200 people had voted at the EPP WemePolling station 3 at Tsevie, while the Ecole Premiere Catholic (EPC) Saint Jean polling station number 1also recorded over 200 votes by 3.20pm.
By 3.40pm, 262 people out of the 481 who had registered at Mairie Tsevie number 1 polling station had voted.
By 10 30aaam, Mr Jean Pierre Fabre, candidate of the Opposition Alliance for Change had cast his vote at the Lyceede Kodjoviakope polling centre where voting had also gone on peacefully.
The candidate of the Union pour La Republique (UNIR), MrGnassingbe Faure Essonzimna, cast his vote at the EcolePrimairie Publique Camp General Gnassingbe Eyadema (EPP Camp GGE) polling station number 7 at about 8am. Voting went on peacefully at this centre which has 14 poling stations.