Residents of Whindo in the Kwesimintim constituency in the Western region have blocked roads leading to the community, ahead of today's polls.

The residents blocked the roads and set tyres ablaze to prevent the Election Commission from getting access to the town to deliver the election materials.

According to them, they put up that behaviour due to the lack of development in the town, which includes the poor nature of the roads. 

He further said that when the Ghana Armed Forces arrived the people who set the place ablaze tool to their heels. 

Ghanaians will today, December 7, 2020, go to the polls to elect a President and 275 Members of Parliament to steer the affairs of the country for the next four years.

A total of 17,027,655 registered voters are expected to cast their ballot at about 33,367 polling stations across the country.

According to the Electoral Commission (EC), voting will commence at 7am and end at 5pm on the election day.

In all, 12 candidates are on the ballots seeking to be elected as President of Ghana.

They are; Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo (NPP), John Dramani Mahama (NDC), Christian Kwabena Andrews (GUM), Ivor Kobina Greenstreet (CPP), Akua Donkor (GFP), Henry Herbert Lartey (GCPP), Hassan Ayariga (APC), Percival Kofi Akpaloo (LPG), David Asibi Ayindenaba Apasera (PNC), Brigitte Akosua Dzogbenuku (PPP), Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings (NDP) and Alfred Kwame Asiedu Walker, (Independent Candidate).