The Chief of Gomoa Nkoransa in the Gomoa West District, Nana Opoku Mensah Abobo Egyir V, has urged the electorate to go home after casting their votes to allow election officials to carry on with their work.
Nana Opoku Mensah Abobo Egyir, who is the Saanahen of Gomoa Akyempim Traditional Council, cautioned against going to polling stations to dictate to trained election officials.
Speaking at the inauguration of a multi-million cedis palace he constructed for Gomoa Nkoransa, the Gomoa Akyempim Saanhen said he was against some political parties asking their supporters to stay at the polling stations after casting their votes until the 5pm when voting would be over.
He said overcrowding at the polling stations could create problems and disturb peace.
The inauguration of the palace coincided with the celebration of the annual Akwanbo Festival of the town.
Addressing a durbar, the chief expressed concern about the high intake of alcoholic drinks, which were sometimes laced with drugs by the youth of the town.
He said the attitude had made the people lazy, resulting in abject poverty facing the people.
"What kind of legacy are we bequeathing to our children", the chief asked.
Nana Opoku Mensah Abobo Egyir was not happy with the decline in communal activity in the town and said standard of living could not be improved with lukewarm attitude towards communal activities.
"Do not compel us to use the police and courts to develop our community", the chief stressed.
Nana Ob Entsir Kumah VIII, Adontsenhen of Gomoa Akyempim called on the people to vote for a political party which could bring them development.
"We vote for development", he said and appealed to them to make the upcoming elections very peaceful.
Mr Francis Kojo Arthur, Gomoa West Member of Parliament, advised chiefs and queens not to allow state durbars to be used by politicians to champion their political campaigns. He warned that could be dangerous.