Election 2024: Lydia Seyram Alhassan Arrives To Cast Her Vote At Ayawaso West Wuoguon Constituency

Election 2024: Lydia Seyram Alhassan Arrives To Cast Her Vote At Ayawaso West Wuoguon Constituency

  • MP for Ayawaso West Wuoguon, Lydia Seyram Alhassan, visited her polling station to cast her vote
  • She was spotted in the company of some supporters and party officials, exchanging pleasantries with members of the constituency
  • Maa Lydia beamed with a smile, nursing the hopes of retaining her seat in the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency

The incumbent MP for Ayawaso West Wuogon arrived at her polling station to cast her vote in the ongoing elections.

Maa Lydia, representing the NPP, is facing stiff competition from actor-turned-politician John Dumelo, the candidate for the NDC.

Election 2024, Lydia Seyram Alhassan, Cast Her Vote, Ayawaso West Wuoguon Constituency
Maa Lydia goes to cast her vote. Image source: Lydia Alhassan
Source: Facebook

This marks their second head-to-head battle after their highly publicised contest in the 2020 elections.

Maa Lydia voted at the Santan Video Center 1 polling station in the Ayawaso West Wuoguon constituency.

Before casting her ballot, she spent some time exchanging pleasantries with constituents and some party supporters.

Maa Lydia wears all white to vote

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Maa Lydia was dressed in a simple but lovely outfit when she went to cast her ballot. She wore a white shirt over a pair of trousers as she arrived at the polling station, where she was warmly received by her supporters.

Accompanied by her campaign team, she was hopeful of retaining her seat.

Watch the video below:

Netizens ask voters to kick her out

A netizen who saw the video of Maa Lydia taking her turn to vote was not happy with her. Therefore, the netizen took to the comment section to urge her constituents to vote her out of office.

@OkoWhite wrote:

"Vote her outttttttttttt don’t look her face and pity her, they’re wicked than satan himself."

Family carries 120-year-old to vote

Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh reported that a Ghanaian family carried their 120-year-old relative to cast her vote.

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In a video shared on social media, the woman was seen on the back of a woman who said she was the woman's granddaughter.

Netizens who saw the video were touched by the post and congratulated the family for allowing their relative to participate in the democratic process despite her age.

Source: YEN.com.gh

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Jessie Ola-Morris (Human-Interest Editor) Jessie Ola-Morris is a Human Interest editor at YEN.com.gh. She has over three years of experience in journalism. She graduated from the Ghana Institute of Journalism in 2022 with a Bachelor's degree in Communication Studies. Her journalism career started with myjoyonline.com, a subsidiary of The Multimedia Group Limited, where she worked as a writer. Jessie also previously served as a multimedia journalist for The Independent Ghana. In 2024, Jessie completed Google News Initiative News Lab courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation. Email: jessie.ola-morris@yen.com.gh