EC sets 4:30 pm deadline for presidential election results declaration

The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that the results of the 2024 presidential election will be declared at 4:30 pm today, December 9.

The Deputy Chairperson of the EC in charge of Operations, Samuel Tettey made this announcement during a press conference at the EC headquarters in Accra. 

The declaration will be made by the Returning Officer for the Presidential Election, Jean Mensa, who is also the Chairperson of the EC.

"We have results from 13 regions at the national coalition centre, and we're urging the general public to cooperate with us," Tettey said. "Only individuals with accreditation will be allowed into the national collation centre. We advise those without accreditation to watch the declaration live from their homes," he said.

He urged political party supporters to refrain from gathering at the national collation centre, stating that such actions are both illegal and unnecessary.

"The National Collation Centre is only for accredited individuals,"  Mr Tettey reiterated. "Everyone else can watch the declaration of the results live at 4:30 pm," he said.

Meanwhile, the EC has received the presidential results from all the 16 regions across the country.

The Ashanti Region's results is without that of the Ahafo Ano North Constituency, however, the EC said it will go ahead with the declaration at 4.30 pm as scheduled.