Johnie Carson, a Board member of the National Democratic Institute in Washington DC, who is leading a team of observer in Ghana has commended the smooth commencement of voting at the Ridge Church School Polling Station, in Accra.

Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the running mate to the flag-bearer of the New Patriotic Party, was the 152nd person to cast his vote at 09:44 hours at the Kperiga D/A Primary School Polling Station 'A' in the Walewale Constituency of the Northern Region.

Voter turnout in the early hours of voting has been impressive across the Ashanti Region.

President John Dramani Mahama, expressing his confidence in the strength of Ghana's institutions to undertake the electioneering task, urged polling officials and all others in the exercise, to conduct themselves in a fair and neutral manner.

Voting started without glitches in the Kpando Constituency when the exercise commenced at 07:00 hours this morning.

Scores of electorate at the Opoku Ware Polling Station in the Ablekuma West Constituency preceded the voting process with a prayer for the peace of the nation not to be breached in the election era.

Voters have been pouring in at polling centres across the Ashanti Region to cast their ballot in the presidential and parliamentary elections.

Voters have been pouring in at polling centres across the Ashanti Region to cast their ballot in the presidential and parliamentary elections.

Determined voters in the Wa Central Constituency defied the early cold that ushers in the harmattan to form long queues to select who would occupy the Flagstaff House for the next four years and their legislator.

Eligible voters across the Northern Region have started casting their votes to select the next President and 31legislators to represent their interests in Ghana’s Parliament House in the next four years.

The Electoral Commission has announced that the toll free line for their technical staff and linked to the national operations room is ready.

Ghanaians started voting across the country, on Wednesday, to choose a President and 275 Parliamentarians after an exhaustive electioneering, as the country continues to build on its democratic credentials.

Hajia Aisha Abdul Kadir, National Secretary of FOMWAG, has called on Muslim women to justify the peaceful greetings of Islam by their everyday behaviour and character during Wednesday’s elections

Five hundred and four Poling Agents representing the various political parties contesting the Effutu parliamentary have attended a day’s training courses at Winneba

The Foundation for Security and Development in Africa (FOSDA), has wished Ghanaians successful and peaceful elections as they embark on the seventh presidential and parliamentary elections under the fourth Republican Constitution

The Bolgatanga Central and Bolgatanga East Constituencies supporters of the various political parties have expressed optimism of their candidates winning the Wednesday general election

The Agona Swedru Divisional Crime Officer, Police Superintendent Alex Buabeng, has warned that macho men and political party thugs would be dealt with in the Wednesday general election

The Electoral Commission (EC) is ready to conduct credible and transparent general election on Wednesday, December 7

The stakes for the 2016 Presidential Election on Wednesday are very high between the two leading candidates

Security officers who could not exercise their franchise during the Special Voting would be deployed close to the polling stations where they registered, so that they can vote, Mrs Charlotte Osei, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission has said