Nkoranza: A downpour that hit Nkoranza North in the Bono East Region delayed the collation of ballot papers in the District Level Elections (DLEs) conducted in the Municipality on Tuesday.
According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Chrisentus Derry, the Nkoranza North Returning Officer of the Electoral Commission (EC), confirmed that despite the weather-related delay, the DLEs were successfully conducted across all 26 Electoral Areas (EAs) in the municipality.
In an interview, Mr. Derry mentioned that the EC is still in the process of collating results for both the District Assembly Elections (DAEs) and Unit Committee Elections (UCEs).
The EC Returning Officer further noted that a total of 98 candidates, including 93 males and five females, contested the DAEs. Additionally, in the UCEs, there were 190 candidates comprising 176 males and 14 females.
Mr. Derry expressed gratitude to all stakeholders for their cooperation, which contributed to the peaceful conduct of the elections. He added that the voting process occurred smoothly without any hitches from 0700 hours to 1700 hours.