Aboabo Number 2 counting halts, Military intervene

It took the intervention of some police officers and a hurriedly deployed back up team of military officers who came in Toyota Hilus pickup - numbering about six, to the Aboabo No 2 A Polling Station to restore calm and allow for counting of the ballots to continue as mandated.

Thirty minutes into the counting of the ballots  some voters urged the EC officials to disregard a purported vote which was in favour of the opposition NDC but according them a portion of the ballot was torn.

It resulted in exchanges between some supporters of the NPP and NDC, as some were physically assaulted.

The few security personnel could not contain the heat and for that matter counting was stopped.

When the military arrived, residents acclaimed their presence with persistent claps to show how appreciative they were of the swift intervention which helped restore calm.

Counting has resumed at the Polling Station, close to the Kotoko Cinema Hall at Aboabo No 2 in Kumasi.