Travelers entering certain towns are facing strict security checks before being escorted into areas identified as potential trouble spots.
With tensions running high, authorities are taking no chances, deploying additional security officers to ensure peace and safety.
Strict measures have been put in place to maintain order in these sensitive regions.
However, some voters, speaking with JoyNews, are finding it difficult to return home to cast their ballots.
“Voters are struggling to get back home to vote. Since the start of the week, it seems like people have been left to their fate.
The authorities, who should help organize transportation, are not around, so we decided to handle it ourselves.
In other areas, buses are being provided for voters, but not here,” one voter shared.
In the Ashanti Region, preparations are underway for what is expected to be a large voter turnout, with over 3.2 million registered voters set to cast their ballots.
The Electoral Commission’s Upper East Regional Director, Francis Osei Nsiah, assured that everything is in place.
“We are fully ready for tomorrow. All materials have been distributed to the constituencies. Coalition centres will be set up by noon.
We expect results quickly because the pink sheets will be scanned and sent to the portal before being transported,” he said.
Meanwhile, a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has raised concerns about the possibility of illegal ballots, adding another layer of uncertainty to the election preparations.
