Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has cast his vote in the ongoing special referendum on the proposed creation of six new regions.
Dr Bawumia cast his ballot at the Kperiga Presby JHS ‘A’ Polling Station at Walewale in the proposed North East Region, at about 9:20am.
Speaking to the media after voting, the Vice President urged voters in all six proposed regions to turn out in their numbers to exercise their democratic right to vote.
Bawumia was confident of a smooth, peaceful vote which would affirm the wishes of the people on the proposal to create new regions.
For the proposed North East Region, there are 252,575 registered voters in that area. They need at least 126,288 registered voters out of that figure to cast their ballots and 101,030 should vote in the affirmative for the proposed North East Region to be created.