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A total of 354,708 delegates are to cast their votes to elect new constituency executives for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the nationwide constituency polls on Saturday and Sunday(October22-23, 2022).

The delegates comprise branch, constituency, regional executives and former government appointees.

Ho Central standoff

From Ho in the Volta Region, Alberto Mario Noretti reported that there was a standoff at NDC Ho Central Constituency elections as names of delegates were missing. 

Cars and humans were competing for space at the OLA SHS campus, the venue for the NDC Ho Central Constituency executive elections. 

In all, 2,223 delegates from the 247 branches turned up at the venue as early as sunrise for the elections. 

Meanwhile, the names of delegates from the Ahoe Market Square B, and OLA Branch C were missing from the party album (register). 

The resultant standoff, however, subsided for voting to commence although the issue was not resolved at the time. 

Voting was still taking place as at 3:30pm. 

 Bortianor-Ngleshie-Amanfro constituency

Augustina Tawiah reports that entertainment was not missing out of the elections at the Bortianor-Ngleshie-Amanfro constituency.

Various NDC composed songs loudly blast from the sound systems at the venue of the elections and this sent some of the party faithful to the floor dancing while others danced from their seats.

Trading of various party paraphernalia and foods were available for sale. Security was also tight with a number of police personnel around to ensure order.

At the Kings University College at Aplaku in the Bortianor-Ngleshie-Amanfro constituency in the Ga South Municipality, 1,912 delegates of the National  Democratic Congress(NDC) began voting at 10:40 am to elect executives for the constituency.

There are a total of 223 branches in the constituency but delegates will not vote in 14 of the branches out of the 223 branches following a directive from the NDC's National Directorate of Election.

Graphic Online’s Vincent Amenuveve reports that 52 contestants are vying for 16 positions with one position, Other Youth Representative, going unopposed.

The elections are being supervised by the Electoral Commission with a number of police personnel providing security to ensure voting is conducted in an orderly manner.