Voting have started smoothly in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis of the Western Region.
Queues started forming as early as 4am with some sitting on Jerry cans, stones and other objects. The queues were not long due to the creation of many polling centers by the Electoral Commission (EC).
There was orderliness at all the polling stations Daily Guide Online visited on Saturday morning.
Seats were provided for some of the aged to relax while waiting to cast their ballots.
At exactly 7.00am, the first vote was cast at West Ridge Clinic polling centre at Tanokrom in the Effia Constituency.
By 7.15am, ten people had voted at the Key JHS, Lagos Town, which has a voter population of 642.
At the Key JHS Lagos Town 2, expected voters are 500, and as at 8:42am, 30 of them had voted, according to the Presiding Officer, Nketsia Richard.
Presiding Officers at the polling stations told Daily Guide Online that they received all their voting materials on time for the exercise to start at exactly 7am, adding that they have not encountered any problems.
Only the agents of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) were present at the polling stations, while those of the other parties were conspicuously absent.
Presiding Officers could however not explain their absence.
From Emmanuel Opoku, Sekondi-Takoradi