Collation underway in Nkwanta-North amid tight security
The collation of ballots is currently underway at the Kpassa Senior High School Dining Hall, which serves as the collation center for the Nkwanta-North Constituency.
The Returning Officer for the Nkwanta-North parliamentary elections, Albert Waja is overseeing the collation of votes from 138 polling stations, as well as the special voting ballot box.
Advertisement
Representatives from the contesting political parties are closely monitoring the process, ensuring transparency and accuracy.
The collation is being conducted under heavy security, with personnel from the Ghana Police Service, the Ghana National Fire Service, and the Ghana Immigration Service on site, while the military stands on standby.
Tight security
To ensure robust security, the police have set up several barricades at the entrance of Kpassa Technical Institute (KPASTECH), leading to the main entrance of the collation center.
Only authorized personnel, including Presiding Officers from various polling stations, Electoral Commission staff, accredited political party agents, and eligible observers, have been permitted entry into the dining hall where the collation is taking place.
To maintain the integrity of the process, all observers have been positioned approximately 20 meters away from the collation platform to avoid any disruption.
While the atmosphere in the collation room remains calm, the energy is expected to intensify as more Presiding Officers arrive from across the constituency.
Advertisement
Contenders
Apart from the 12 presidential aspirants whose ballots will be collated forwarded to the EC's headquarters, the the Returning Officer will declare the winner of the Parliamentary seat which is being battled for by four candidates.
The parliamentary elections is looking more of a two-horse race between the incumbent John Oti Kwabena Bless of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP)'s Benjamin Munyum Nador.
The two had a fiercely fought contest in 2020, with Mr Bless winning by 24,470 votes as against the 22,869 votes polled by Mr Nador.