{"id":268494,"date":"2024-12-20T12:07:49","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T12:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/20\/parliamentary-election-why-ghana-electoral-commission-dey-reject-some-parliamentary-results\/"},"modified":"2024-12-20T12:07:49","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T12:07:49","slug":"parliamentary-election-why-ghana-electoral-commission-dey-reject-some-parliamentary-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/20\/parliamentary-election-why-ghana-electoral-commission-dey-reject-some-parliamentary-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Parliamentary election: Why Ghana electoral commission dey reject some parliamentary results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qn0xuy\">\n<div class=\"bbc-j1srjl\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.22%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/240\/cpsprodpb\/fe88\/live\/0b7ac8e0-bebc-11ef-addc-4536c4252544.jpg.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/320\/cpsprodpb\/fe88\/live\/0b7ac8e0-bebc-11ef-addc-4536c4252544.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/480\/cpsprodpb\/fe88\/live\/0b7ac8e0-bebc-11ef-addc-4536c4252544.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/624\/cpsprodpb\/fe88\/live\/0b7ac8e0-bebc-11ef-addc-4536c4252544.jpg.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/800\/cpsprodpb\/fe88\/live\/0b7ac8e0-bebc-11ef-addc-4536c4252544.jpg.webp 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1008px) 760px, 100vw\" alt=\"vote counting\" width=\"1976\" height=\"1111\" src=\"aspect-ratio:1976 \/ 1111\" class=\"bbc-139onq\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"bbc-nyj3yn\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Wia dis foto come from, <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"bbc-1562tom\" dir=\"ltr\"><span role=\"text\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Wetin we call dis foto, <\/span><span data-testid=\"caption-paragraph\">Di electoral commission say some of di winners wey dia officers declare no follow &#8216;due process&#8217; <\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><time datetime=\"2024-12-20\" class=\"bbc-j3wi5n e1mklfmt0\">7 minutes wey don pass<\/time><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">Di electoral commission for Ghana say dem dey reject nine constituency results for di 7 December election wey just end.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">Oga of di commission say five of di parliamentary results wia dem declare na &#8220;illegal&#8221;, wia four odas dey incomplete.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">For one press conference, Jean Mensa say &#8220;di results wey our officials declare for places like Okaikwei central, Ablekuma north, Tema central, Dome-kwabenya get wahala sake of political party pipo don threaten our staff wia dem declare dis results.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">&#8220;For some places, our returning officers bin face threat at gun-point wia dem declare di results wia no dey reflect for di collation documents,&#8221; di electoral commission boss tok.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">For some oda constituencies, &#8220;political party supporters bin attack our officers, burn ballot boxes and sometimes destroy our computers wia don dey collate di results.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">For di Okaikwei constituency, di EC officer bin declare di winner without results of 31 polling stations wia di Ablekuma north winner bin dey declared without results of 62 polling stations, according to di electoral commission boss.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">&#8220;For Tema central, di electoral officer bin declare di winner afta di party supporters and executives don threaten am well well, so im use 146 out of 148 polling station results to declare di winner.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">Oga Jean Mensa tok say &#8220;sake of dis kind violence and burning of our offices for some regions, di commission no fit recognise di declaration of di results for Ahafo Ano southwest, Ahafo Ano north and Nsawam adoagyiri, odawise e go create bad precedent for future elections.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Another thing we de for inside dis tori\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1n4f7vm ebmt73l0\"\/>\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qn0xuy\">\n<div class=\"bbc-j1srjl\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.27%\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/240\/cpsprodpb\/1cc4\/live\/7159e2e0-bebc-11ef-addc-4536c4252544.jpg.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/320\/cpsprodpb\/1cc4\/live\/7159e2e0-bebc-11ef-addc-4536c4252544.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/480\/cpsprodpb\/1cc4\/live\/7159e2e0-bebc-11ef-addc-4536c4252544.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/624\/cpsprodpb\/1cc4\/live\/7159e2e0-bebc-11ef-addc-4536c4252544.jpg.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/800\/cpsprodpb\/1cc4\/live\/7159e2e0-bebc-11ef-addc-4536c4252544.jpg.webp 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1008px) 760px, 100vw\" alt=\"EC chairperson\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1939\" height=\"1091\" src=\"aspect-ratio:1939 \/ 1091\" class=\"bbc-139onq\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"bbc-nyj3yn\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Wia dis foto come from, <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"bbc-1562tom\" dir=\"ltr\"><span role=\"text\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Wetin we call dis foto, <\/span><span data-testid=\"caption-paragraph\">Di NPP and NDC dey chook mouth for each oda say dem win di 9 disputed parliamentary seats<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><h2 id=\"Postelection-violence\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"bbc-u15yok eglt09e0\">Post-election violence<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">Since di 7 December poll, confusion dey happun for some areas, party supporters bin burn down di EC office for at least three places &#8211; Damongo for di savannah region and ayensuano for di eastern region.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">For Accra, fire don destroy one school wia bin dey store ballot papers and oda election materials for di Ablekuma north constituency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">Police don arrest at least 20 pipo wey dem suspect say dem dey involve for di burning of di electoral commission office for Damongo and Ayensuoano.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qn0xuy\">\n<div class=\"bbc-j1srjl\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.2%\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/240\/cpsprodpb\/9240\/live\/f63109c0-bebd-11ef-addc-4536c4252544.jpg.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/320\/cpsprodpb\/9240\/live\/f63109c0-bebd-11ef-addc-4536c4252544.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/480\/cpsprodpb\/9240\/live\/f63109c0-bebd-11ef-addc-4536c4252544.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/624\/cpsprodpb\/9240\/live\/f63109c0-bebd-11ef-addc-4536c4252544.jpg.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/800\/cpsprodpb\/9240\/live\/f63109c0-bebd-11ef-addc-4536c4252544.jpg.webp 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1008px) 760px, 100vw\" alt=\"fire scene\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"607\" src=\"aspect-ratio:1080 \/ 607\" class=\"bbc-139onq\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"bbc-nyj3yn\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Wia dis foto come from, <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">GHANA NATIONAL FIRE SERVICE\/FACEBOOK<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"bbc-1562tom\" dir=\"ltr\"><span role=\"text\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Wetin we call dis foto, <\/span><span data-testid=\"caption-paragraph\">Angry party supporters allegedly bin burn di electoral commission office for Damongo <\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">Some oda party supporters for oda places also destroy ballot boxes and pink sheets during di collation of results.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">In 2020, 8 pipo bin die for di kontris elections &#8211; for dis year, 6 pipo don die, according to CDD report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">&#8220;We don record total of 76 separate incidents across di kontri for dis election; 6 pipo don die, 46 odas don hurt,&#8221; di report tok.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">Di report also reveal &#8220;24 cases wia pipo don destroy electoral materials, odas don seize goment properties wia some odas bin invade di house of some public officers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qn0xuy\">\n<div class=\"bbc-j1srjl\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.3%\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/240\/cpsprodpb\/a825\/live\/39c525e0-bebe-11ef-addc-4536c4252544.jpg.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/320\/cpsprodpb\/a825\/live\/39c525e0-bebe-11ef-addc-4536c4252544.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/480\/cpsprodpb\/a825\/live\/39c525e0-bebe-11ef-addc-4536c4252544.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/624\/cpsprodpb\/a825\/live\/39c525e0-bebe-11ef-addc-4536c4252544.jpg.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/800\/cpsprodpb\/a825\/live\/39c525e0-bebe-11ef-addc-4536c4252544.jpg.webp 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1008px) 760px, 100vw\" alt=\"ravaged building\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"aspect-ratio:1080 \/ 608\" class=\"bbc-139onq\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"bbc-nyj3yn\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Wia dis foto come from, <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">GHANA NATIONAL FIRE SERVICE\/FACEBOOK<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"bbc-1562tom\" dir=\"ltr\"><span role=\"text\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Wetin we call dis foto, <\/span><span data-testid=\"caption-paragraph\">Police bin arrest at least 25 pipo ova di burning and vandalism for di EC offices for Damongo and Ayensuano<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><h2 id=\"Wetin-di-law-tok-about-parliamentary-results-\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"bbc-u15yok eglt09e0\">Wetin di law tok about parliamentary results <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">Sabi pipo and some political parties bin dey bash di electoral commission say dem no get di right to annul results wia dia own officers don declare.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">Di kontris public elections regulations 2020, CI 127 wey bin dey guide elections no dey provide for wetin di EC dey describe as re-collation for parliamentary elections.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">In fact, for di 2020 elections di electoral commission bin tok di opposition party say make dem carry di disputed techiman south parliamentary election go court afta di commission don declare di winner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">Oga for di commission tok di NDC say &#8220;afta we declare winner for di election di only way pesin fit challenge am na to carry di mata go di high court.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">&#8220;We fit do Re-collation for all levels if di parties bin request am bifor we go declare di winner. But afta dem declare results and winner, pesin wey still get wahala wit di results no fit to ask for re-collation or ask say make dem count di results again,&#8221;Director of elections Dr Omane Boamah don post wetin di EC don tok di party for 2020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"bbc-1qn0xuy\">\n<div class=\"bbc-j1srjl\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.22%\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/240\/cpsprodpb\/642c\/live\/c5164750-bebe-11ef-addc-4536c4252544.jpg.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/320\/cpsprodpb\/642c\/live\/c5164750-bebe-11ef-addc-4536c4252544.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/480\/cpsprodpb\/642c\/live\/c5164750-bebe-11ef-addc-4536c4252544.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/624\/cpsprodpb\/642c\/live\/c5164750-bebe-11ef-addc-4536c4252544.jpg.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/ws\/800\/cpsprodpb\/642c\/live\/c5164750-bebe-11ef-addc-4536c4252544.jpg.webp 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1008px) 760px, 100vw\" alt=\"counting process\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1985\" height=\"1116\" src=\"aspect-ratio:1985 \/ 1116\" class=\"bbc-139onq\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"bbc-nyj3yn\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Wia dis foto come from, <\/span><span lang=\"en-GB\">Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"bbc-1562tom\" dir=\"ltr\"><span role=\"text\"><span class=\"bbc-m04vo2\">Wetin we call dis foto, <\/span><span data-testid=\"caption-paragraph\">Di opposition NDC say dem go resist any attempt by di electoral commission to recollate results <\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">According to di opposition national democratic congress (NDC) wia bin win di 7 December elections, wetin di EC don dey do wit di wetin dem call outstanding constituencies, na illegal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">Dr Omane Boamah bin write for Facebook say &#8220;make dis EC boss no tempt us beyond our endurance. We mean business.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">&#8220;Di EC wan reduce our 2\/3 majority seats wia we don win for dis election. For all di constituencies wia di electoral commission no declare results, dem sabi get all dia pink sheets wey show say di NDC bin win.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">Im add say &#8220;instead say di EC go gree wit us and call emergency inter-party advisory committee meeting ova dis mata, she don dey swerve.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">Meanwhile di ruling new patriotic party wia don lose di presidential election also insist say dem win all di disputed 12 seats.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">For one press conference, former chairman of di NPP tok say make di electoral commission resume di collation of di results for dis places.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">&#8220;We don dey ask di election security task force say make dem provide security for di electoral commission make dem continue di collation for dis places and declare di results.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">&#8220;We dey very sure say our parliamentary candidates for dis outstanding constituencies bin win dia seats from data wia we fit to verify from di pink sheets.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">But di opposition NDC say make di ruling NPP carry di mata go court instead say dem dey put pressure on top di EC to re-collate results wia dem already declare.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2 id=\"Wetin-go-happun\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"bbc-u15yok eglt09e0\">Wetin go happun<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">So far di opposition NDC bin win at least 184 parliamentary seats wia di ruling party NPP bin get at least 77 seats wia 4 independent candidates also win seats.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">Di NDC already enta court for injunction wey go stop di electoral commission to continue di recollation of results for at least one constituency &#8211; Nsawam adoagyiri until further notice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">But as tins stand, di electoral commission say dem go still do di recollation of di results for di 9 constituencies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">Oga of di commission Jean Mensa tok say im want di outgoing president and di president-elect to chook mouth for dis mata to allow make dem do di recollation without violence of di party supporters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">&#8220;Di oda times we try to continue di recollation for our Accra regional office and di police depot, di party supporters wey storm di places disrupt di process wia police tok us say dem no fit guarantee our security di way tins dey go.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">&#8220;So we don dey beg di president Nana Akufo-Addo and incoming president John Mahama say make dem ensure say we go get proper security to recollate and declare di outstanding results,&#8221; EC commissioner tok.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">Civil society organisations and oda sabi groups bin tok di parties say make dem carry di mata go court to file petition against di declaration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">Di public elections regulation provide say di electoral commission gat to publish di results of di presidential and parliamentary elections inside di gazette.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">Di NDC candidate John Mahama bin win di poll with 56.55% wia di ruling NPP lose with 41.8% from 270\/276 constituency results wia di EC declare.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-19j92fr ebmt73l0\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"bbc-1y32vyc e17g058b0\">Parliament go swear-in di new parliamentarians on midnight of 6 January 2025, wia di NDC say dem go present all diawinners for dia party dat day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wia dis foto come from, Getty Images Wetin we call dis foto, Di electoral commission say some of di winners wey dia officers declare no follow &#8216;due process&#8217; 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