EC declares Nana Akufo-Addo President-Elect of Ghana
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party has officially been declared president-elect of the Republic of Ghana by the Electoral Commission.
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EC Chairperson, Mrs Charlotte Osei announced that even with four constituency results outstanding, Nana Addo garnered enough votes to be declared winner of the polls, with 53.85% or 5,716,026 of the total valid votes 10,615,361.
Incumbent President John Mahama of the National Democratic Congress had 4,713,277 votes or 44.40%, with Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom of the Progressive People's Party getting 105,682 votes or 1%.
Below are the full results;
Nana Addo : 5,716,026 - (53.85%)
John Mahama : 4,713,277 - (44.40%)
Papa Kwesi Nduom : 105,682 - (1%)
Ivor Greenstreet : 25,395 - (0.24)
Edward Mahama : 22,214 - (0.21%)
Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings : 16,878 - (0.16%)
Jacob Osei Yeboah : 15,889 - (0.15%)
According to the EC, the four constituencies whose results were not included in the declared results are:
Afram Plains North with a voter population of 40,312 (because they only voted yesterday (Thursday) and therefore the results not ready
Upper West Akyem with a voter population of 50,386
Sawla-Tuna-Kalba with a voter population of 45,625 and
Tamale Central with a voter population of 83,947
The results for Upper West Akyem, Sawla-Tuna-Kalba, and Tamale Central are not included because the results are being contested, according to the Electoral Commission.