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· Analysts say that the poll in Ghana would be too close to predict as to who would be the winner. The fight is between President Nana Akufo-Addo and his longtime rival John Mahama
· A survey conducted by the University of Ghana in November puts Akufo-Addo ahead with 51.7 percent of support, while Ghanaian pollster Ben Ephson estimated the incumbent would garner 52.6 percent
Voting in Ghana’s popular election came to an end yesterday evening. Analysts say that the poll would be too close to predict as to who would be the winner. The fight is between President Nana Akufo-Addo and his longtime rival John Mahama.
Ghana has a veritable democratic process in place in the midst of
deep rooted conflicts in the rest of the continent barring a few
exceptions like South Africa. Polling stations saw hundreds of voters lined up to pick a president among 12 candidates and 275 members of parliament. The election official began tallying the votes so as to announce the results in 24 hours.. Close to 38,000 polling stations were set up for 17 million voters.
Adequate preparations were done before the polling. The electoral
commission had revised the voter registry ahead of the polls to remove suspected foreigners from voting. But the opposition, led by Mahama party alleged that some eligible voters were denied the voting rights, which was denied by the election commission. A survey conducted by the University of Ghana in November puts Akufo-Addo ahead with 51.7 percent of support, while Ghanaian pollster Ben Ephson estimated the incumbent would garner 52.6 percent.
