Four out of five traditional areas in the newly inaugurated Biakoye District, namely, Apesokubi, Worawora, Tapa, Bowiri and Nkonya Wurupong Township, reportedly boycotted the District level elections held on Wednesday, December 29.

The elections were however held at Nkonya-Ahenkro, the capital of the new district.
 
The Biakoye District Officer of the Electoral Commission (EC), Ms Regina Ahmed however told the GNA that, there was a problem with ballot papers at Nkonya-Wurupong, which accounted for the elections not taking place there, and that, it has been postponed to Friday, December 31.

She said except for Worawora and Kwamekrom, where the elections were boycotted, the other traditional areas voted, adding that the youth tried to prevent people from voting, resulting in a low turn-out.

In a demonstration last Monday to protest their alleged sidelining from the inauguration of the new Assembly, the people of the four traditional areas served notice to boycott the elections, unless the “proper thing was done”.

In a Press statement signed by their representatives, the four traditional areas complained that by not inviting them to the inauguration, the organizers suggested that they were not part of the
new district and therefore called for a “new Biakoye District” to be created for the four traditional areas.

The elections however went on peacefully in other areas.

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