Talensi by-election: Voting starts at Tongo

Voting has started in earnest in Tongo in the Talensi district as the electorate are expected to choose a parliamentary candidate among eight candidates in the Talensi By-elections.

At the Tongo Dispensary Centre polling station for instance, at about 7:40am 25 people had cast their votes out of 539 voters.There was a queue at the centre.There were two policemen stationed at the centre with a personnel from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID).

At about 7:42 am, an old woman had to be turned away because the Biometric Verification Device (BVD) could not identify her finger print.

The Presiding Officer, Mr. Atiah Raymond stated that there were two BVDs allocated to the polling station and that everything was under control.

There was a heavy presence of a combined team of police and military at the entrance of the Tongo town.

The security personnel searched journalists before allowing them to enter the town. There are two check points before you enter the Tongo town.