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Nana Akufo-Addo And John Mahama In Tight Race As Early Results Trickle In

Nana Akufo-Addo And John Mahama, both presidential candidates in the ongoing Ghana’s presidential election are in a tight race

OpenLife Nigeria reports that incumbent President Nana Akufo-Addo, the presidential candidate of the NPP And John Mahama of the NDC are in tight race as early results trickle in.
As results trickle in, they are both claiming wins in early results.
At the moment, both parties have lost parliamentary seats on each side.
Five hours after voting, Mahama tweeted a thank you message to Ghanaians for change.
Thank you for coming out to vote in today’s election. Very good results from all parts of the country.
We must continue to remain vigilant as we enter the results collation stage. Let’s stay focused and ROAR to the end. pic.twitter.com/uv2KDs3lGJ
— John Dramani Mahama (@JDMahama) December 7, 2020
He has been telling confidants that he expects a resounding win once official results are announced.
Last night, the NDC is its previsionary vote had claimed 36 flipped parliamentary seats, including some wins in the capital. The implication being result that these are highly populated areas and if those results are confirmed, it would undoubtedly help the presidential totals.
The NDC would need to win at least 32 more seats and hold its the 106 that it currently controls to win a majority in parliament.
Nana Akufo-Addo’s NPP
The NPP claims to now control 3 out 5 regions in the north, including the savannah region where the Mahama comes from.
Although some parliamentary seats have flipped, according to John Boadu, the NPP Secretary General, despite having lost some seats, the NPP has won, holding a 63 seat majority over the NDC.
Akufo-Addo posted several messages throughout voting day, urging Ghanaians to get out and vote.
Electoral Commission of Ghana
Results are expected to be released officially later today, December 8 by the Electoral Commission, making it one of the fastest turnover elections in Africa and the world.
Meanwhile, the Commission confirmed that vote-tallying is proceeding “smoothly”, but results only “collated presidential election results” are being received from 16 regions rather than 275 constituencies as has been done in the past.
It urged the public to remain calm until results are ready to be published.

 

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