More than a quarter million NDC delegates are expected to elect a flagbearer for the 2020 presidential election.<\/p>
<\/p>\n More than a quarter million NDC delegates are expected to elect a flagbearer for the 2020 presidential election.<\/p>\n Ghana\u2019s police force has heightened security at all polling stations across the country following the chaos that struck the bloody Ayawaso-West Wuogon by-election last month.<\/span><\/p>\n To monitor voting processes for each of the 275 constituencies, JoyNews has reporters spread out throughout the country to oversee the conduct of voters and voting officials as supporters decide who will be the NDC\u2019s flagbearer in the 2020 presidential election. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n In Bolgatanga, everything has run according to plan, according to JoyNews reporter Albert Sore. He explained that voters began to trickle into polling stations at around 7 AM Saturday morning, and the number of voters began to swell around midday. <\/span><\/p>\n The district electoral official said that he expects 1112 people to show at the polls. At the time of Sore\u2019s reporting, there are currently close to 100 people. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n He indicated that \u201cby the way things are moving, it may take longer than 7 PM, for everyone to cast their ballot.\u201d He made the remark to suggest that the voting process was moving slowly, but otherwise, everything is under control.<\/span><\/p>\n Over in Techiman North, over 1,500 have lined up to cast their ballots at a local polling station and turnout has reached over 100%.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThere is a lot of security but there haven\u2019t been any incidents,\u201d said Anas Sabit, who is monitoring the voting process in the constituency. <\/span><\/p>\n