Ramadan, Akosua Manu cast votes at Adentan Constituency

The parliamentary candidates from the two major political parties contesting the Adenta Constituency seat cast their votes within an hour of each other.

While there are four candidates vying for the seat — Akosua Saa Manu (NPP), Alhaji Razak Alhassan (CPP), Mohammed Adamu Ramadan (NDC) and independent candidate Hagar Asiedu — it is the two leading candidates who have been the most visible in their campaigns, with their agents also present at the polling stations.

The current MP and NDC candidate, Mr Ramadan, voted at the Little Roses School in Adenta around 9 am, while the NPP candidate, Ms Manu (Kozie), voted at Adjiriganor around 10 am, after visiting several polling stations earlier in the day.

Both candidates are aiming to make history in a constituency known for electing a new MP every four years.

Change is coming

In a brief interview after casting her vote, Akosua Manu, who hopes to become Adenta's first female MP, expressed confidence that change was coming to the constituency. She also voiced optimism that her party would win both the presidential and parliamentary seats.

" I have no doubt that change is coming to Adenta as we see every election year."

"The change is not because it's the norm, but because we have been on the ground and done a lot of work. I believe the good people of Adenta are more aware of these good works of the party and will show their appreciation by voting for the NPP by choosing Dr Bawumia as the President and my good self as their MP," she told Graphic Online.

She expressed satisfaction about the process so far and expressed the hope that it would remain smooth and incident-free throughout.

"I think the process has been very smooth and one need not be in the queue for long. Hopefully, that should encourage more people to come out and exercise their right," she stated.

Second Term

After casting his vote, Mr Ramadan, who indicated he would be monitoring the election, expressed confidence about retaining his seat.

"Things are different this time, and I'm optimistic that by the end of the voting, the good people of Adenta will make history by re-electing their MP and also supporting the NDC in the presidential race," he said.

Mr Ramadan also expressed satisfaction with the smoothness of the process, noting that voters were spending less time in line compared to four years ago.

"So far, it's been an incident-free process, although there have been a few delays at some polling stations due to issues with the verification machines," he explained. "However, things are moving smoothly, and I'm pleased that even those who showed up without their voter IDs but were able to complete the verification process were allowed to vote."

He added, "This is a good way to ease any tension. I hope it continues like this until the end and through to the declaration of results."

Other candidates

Though Graphic Online has visited a number of polling stations, it is yet to sight other parliamentary candidates or their representatives. 

Alhaji Alhassan is likely to cast his vote in the  Kantamanso area where he resides. However, it is not clear where Ms Asiedu will be voting.