Ghana goes to the polls today (Wednesday, December 7, 2016) to elect a President and 275 Members of Parliament for the next four years.

The Vice President, Kwesi Ammisah-Arthur has advised the media to desist from publishing wild allegations made by politicians concerning the electoral process without first cross checking their veracity.

Voting started at exactly 7am at the Blemado Yard Polling Station in the Nungua Krowor Constituency, with an initial creation of two lines, A and B, Thomas Azumah, Presiding Officer in charge, has stated in an interview.

The Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) has deployed a team of observers led by the former interim president of Liberia\'s Government of National Unity, Professor Amos Sawyer to monitor Ghana\'s presidential and parliamentary elections on Wednesday, December 7, 2016.

Ghanaians are casting their ballots in neck and neck presidential and parliamentary polls, held at a time of economic woes and corruption scandals that have eroded President John Mahama\'s lustre.

As Ghanaians head to the polls today to elect the person that will govern the country for the next four years, the most common term on their lips will likely be \"dumsor\".

One day before Ghana goes to the polls, opposition frontrunner Nana Akufo-Addo tells DW\'s Adrian Kriesch about his vision for the country, the fairness of the vote and how he approaches his critics.

Calling on his supporters to give him another four years in office, incumbent President John Dramani Mahama said he needed to finish what he started and \"complete the journey\". Mahama, who is up against main opposition challenger Nana Akufo-Addo, spoke during the National Democratic Congress (NDC) party\'s final election rally at Accra Sports Stadium on Monday.

A West African think tank, the Open Society Initiative has expressed concern over Ghana\'s elections on Wednesday, saying that the country faces deadly political violence if there is no clear winner.