Nana Akufo-Addo
of the main opposition party New Patriotic Party (NPP) has been declared winner
and president-elect of the Republic of Ghana.
The Electoral
Commission of Ghana declared the final results on Friday night with the NPP
flagbearer beating the president by securing 5,716,026 votes making 53.85%.
“By the power
vested in me as the chairperson of the electoral commission and the returning
officer for the presidential election, it is my duty and my privilege to
declare Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the president-elect of the Republic of
Ghana,” EC Chairperson Charlotte Osei declared.
President John
Dramani Mahama secured 4,713,277 votes making 44.40% of valid votes cast.
These results,
according to the EC, excludes four constituencies with results not ready due to
late voting and objections raised. The four constituencies recorded a total
220,270 votes.
Voter turnout
for the election was 68.62% and total valid votes cast are 10,615,361 against
166,248 rejected ballots representing 1.54% of votes.
The declaration
was welcomed by loud cheers in most parts of the country by supporters of
President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo.
-Africanews
AEP
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