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Ghana Elections: EC says it has 72 hours to declare results, urges patience
With about 23 hours after the close of the 2024 elections, the Electoral Commission has urged the general public to be patient as the commission was working within the timeframe required by law for the declaration of the presidential results.
Addressing a press conference today, the Chairperson of the EC , Jean Mensa, said the electoral management body had 72 hours after the close of polls to declare the results as stipulated by C.I 127.
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Election 2024: Mahama wins Adentan again
The Adentan Constituency in the Greater Accra Region has once again delivered a decisive victory for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the presidential elections.
According to the certified results from the Electoral Commission, NDC candidate, John Dramani Mahama garnered a total of 60,116 votes, while New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, received 29,578 votes out of the 92,375 votes cast in last Saturday's general elections.
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Police arrest 12 suspects for looting in Tamale, causing damage to properties in Damango and elsewhere
Police arrest 12 suspects for looting in Tamale and causing damage to properties in Damango.
In the Tamale incident chaos erupted after some youth vandalised the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly premises and looted food items from a warehouse.
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Damango: EC district office on fire over election results collation disagreement
The district office of the Electoral Commission in Damango in the Savannah Region has been set on fire over disagreements about the collation of the 2024 Election results.
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Rev Isaac Owusu Bempah claims victory for fulfilled prophecy on Mahama’s victory
Rev Isaac Owusu Bempah of the Glorious Word Power Ministries on Sunday during a sermon in church used the platform to affirmed the fulfilment of his prophecy regarding John Mahama’s electoral victory.
He said he has a role and God uses him for divine prophecy in selecting leaders and therefore urged "believers" to strengthen their faith.
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Chaotic scenes in Tamale as youths vandalise metro assembly, loot food items from warehouse [VIDEO]
Chaos erupted in Tamale after some youth vandalised the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly premises and looted food items from a warehouse.
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See list of NPP MPs defeated in 2024 elections
The 2024 parliamentary elections have resulted in prominent sitting members of Parliament (MPs) losing their seats.
The seats were keenly contested by the two major political parties, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
But at the end, it is the NDC which has gained more seats with a clear majority in the next parliament following the unseating of several parliamentary heavyweights on the NPP side.
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Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang poised to become Ghana's first female Vice President
In a historic turn of events, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang is set to make history as Ghana’s first female Vice-President following the concession of Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to National Democratic Congress (NDC) flag bearer John Dramani Mahama in the 2024 Presidential Election.
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We will ensure smooth transition - Bawumia assures
The flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has pledged to ensure a very smooth transition so that the business of government will continue seamlessly.
He said the NPP would offer the needed support to the new government in a very responsible way.
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LIST: Ursula Owusu, KT Hammond and other NPP parliamentarians who lost their seats
The 2024 parliamentary elections have dealt a severe blow to the New Patriotic Party (NPP), as several high-profile Members of Parliament (MPs) have lost their seats to opponents from the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
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Zanetor Rawlings re-elected MP for Klottey Korle Constituency
Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been re-elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Klottey Korle constituency in the 2024 parliamentary election.
Zanetor, daughter of former President Jerry John Rawlings, secured 39,700 votes, defeating her closest rival, Valentino Nii Noi Nortey of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who received 23,558 votes.
This victory marks another term for Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, who has represented Klottey Korle since January 2017.
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Dr Bawumia concedes defeat to John Mahama in Ghana's 2024 Presidential Election
The Vice-President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) Flag Bearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has officially conceded defeat to his main opponent, John Dramani Mahama, in Ghana’s 2024 Presidential Election.
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Ophelia Mensah Hayford loses Mfantseman seat
The incumbent Member of Parliament for Mfantseman and Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Ophelia Mensah Hayford, has lost her seat.
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NDC urges Dr Bawumia to concede defeat in Presidential elections
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), to concede defeat in the 2024 Presidential Elections.
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EC confirms no regional results at National Collation Centre as of 8am Dec 8
The Director of Electoral Services at the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Benjamin Bannor-Bio, has confirmed that as of 8am on Sunday, December 8, 2024, no collated results from the regions had reached the national collation centre.
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Ahmed Ibrahim retains Banda Seat
The incumbent National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Banda, Ahmed Ibrahim, has retained his seat in the 2024 general election.
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Alfred Kotey Ashie wins Odododiodioo parliamentary seat
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate in the Odododiodioo Constituency, Alfred Kotey Ashie, has secured victory in the 2024 parliamentary elections.
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Asiedu Nketiah's son projected to claim Tano South Constituency seat from NPP
Provisional results from Ghana's Electoral Commission indicate a major upset in the Tano South Constituency, Ahafo Region, as the incumbent New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament, Benjamin Yeboah Sekyere, has lost his seat to Charles Asiedu, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate.
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LIVE UPDATES: Election 2024 Polling station results
Polling stations across the country have officially closed, marking the end of a tense and closely monitored election day.
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Political parties are not meant to stay in power forever - Mac Manu on Election 2024 provisional results
A former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Peter Mac Manu, has reacted to some of the provisional results of Election 2024, currently being collated by the Electoral Commission (EC) at the constituency and regional levels.
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Tourism Minister Egyapa Mercer loses Sekondi seat
Tourism Minister and incumbent Member of Parliament for Sekondi, Andrew Kofi Egyapa Mercer, has suffered a shocking defeat in a closely contested election.
According to provisional results, Mercer lost his seat to Blay Nyameke Armah of the National Democratic Congress.
From the provisional results, Egyapa Mercer, representing the New Patriotic Party (NPP), had 11,084 votes, representing 42.94% of the total valid votes, while Blay Nyameke Armah secured 14,558 votes, corresponding to 56.40%.
Out of the 25,813 votes cast, 171 ballots were rejected. The NDC first occupied that seat in 1996 with the late Albert Bosomtwi Sam.
Egyapa Mercer had a strong track record in the Sekondi constituency, winning the 2016 and 2020 elections after taking over from Papa Owusu Ankomah, who had decided not to run again.
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Agogo Salt FM owner unseats NPP's Andy Appiah Kubi from Asante Akyem North seat
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Asante Akim North, Andy Appiah-Kubi, has lost his seat to an independent candidate, Ohene Kwame Frimpong.
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Henry Quartey loses Ayawaso Central to NDC’s Abdul Rauf Tubazu
The Minister of the Interior, Henry Quartey, has lost the Ayawaso Central seat to Abdul Rauf Tubazu of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
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NDC snatches Ken Agyapong's Assin Central seat from NPP
The National Democratic Congress' parliamentary candidate for Assin Central, Nurein Shiabu Migyimah has snatched the seat from the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
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NDC's Lawrencia Adwoa Dziwornu snatches Akuapem South seat from NPP
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has snatched the Akuapem South Constituency seat in the Eastern Region from the New Patriotic Party (NPP).