Bantama, Tamale North voting late into the night – EC

General news for Monday, December 7, 2020

Source: FM class

2020-12-07

The Bantama and Tamale North constituencies are still voting because they had long lines of voters even after 5 p.m. when the polls officially ended, the Election Commission announced.

The EC, in a statement, said that it is “aware that at the close of the polls at 5 pm today, there were long lines at some polling stations within the electoral districts of Bantama and Tamale Norte, and as such, voting it is still ongoing ”.

The Commission said that “to ensure an orderly and uninterrupted voting process in the affected polling stations,” it has “provided rechargeable lamps to ensure that voting continues smoothly.”

“The Commission has also activated additional biometric verification devices to speed up the voting process,” he said, adding: “In addition, all officials on the ground are working tirelessly and security has also been strengthened to ensure that the process is peaceful. and orderly ”.

“We assure the general public, especially the electorate in these electoral districts that all voters will be able to cast their vote and that every vote will count,” said the EC.

Meanwhile, the count continues in various parts of the country after the polls close.

Many parliamentary results are expected to be known in the next few hours.

The EC had also promised to declare the presidential results within 24 hours after the end of the vote.