NPP's Farouk Aliu Mahama loses Yendi seat to NDC
The New Patriotic Party's incumbent Member of Parliament for Yendi, Farouk Aliu Mahama has lost the seat to the National Democratic Congress's candidate.
Provisional results from the collation centre show that Abdul-Fataw Alhassan of the NDC had 30,707 votes as against Farouk Aliu Mahama's 29,819, reports Graphic Online's Mohammed Fugu.
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The exercise, which is being held in all 276 constituencies will be sent to regional collation centre and then to the National Collation Centre in Accra.
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The move is aimed at promoting transparency and fairness in the electioneering process.
Both the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have been holding separate press conferences urging their supporters to remain calm and allow the EC to do its work.
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare and his team visited the Okaikoi Central Collation Centre to observe the security and collation at the Ghana Communication Technology University.#GraphicOnline#GhanaPolls2024#GhanaElections2024#GhanaElections… pic.twitter.com/Iz2nOsmuek
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The NPP has admonished its supporters to conduct themselves properly while they monitor the collation and announcement of results.
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The NDC, on the other hand, has ordered its supporters to remain vigilant and not celebrate as they follow the process.
The 2024 elections were contested by 12 presidential candidates.
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The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare and his team visited the Okaikoi Central Collation Centre to observe the security and collation at the Ghana Communication Technology University.#GraphicOnline#GhanaPolls2024#GhanaElections2024#GhanaElections… pic.twitter.com/Iz2nOsmuek
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NPP incumbent Patrick Yaw Boamah takes early lead in Okaikoi Central https://t.co/xDT03A5WBe
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