The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that it is awaiting the final results from four regions out of the 16 to declare the winner of the December 7 presidential election. These regions are Greater Accra, Upper East, Savannah and Ashanti.
Fred Tetteh, the Deputy Director of Research and Evaluation at the EC, provided this update at the National Collation Centre at the Commission’s headquarters in Accra on Monday, December 9, 2024.
He also listed the regions from which presidential results have already been received: Ahafo, Central, Western North, Oti, Eastern, Upper West, Bono East, Volta, North East, Bono, Northern, and Western regions.
The collated results for the Eastern Region, however, excluded Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Suhum and Akwatia constituencies.
“Outstanding regions yet to be received are Greater Accra, Upper East, Savannah and Ashanti, he said.
“So these are the four regions to go. We are wrapping up the processes at the regional level and we are within the 32 to 35 hours after close of poll on Saturday, December 7, 2024. So we are doing our best.”
“We ask Ghanaians to be patient with us. We want to do it and have it exact and accurate,” Mr Tetteh stated.
The EC has given an assurance that it would declare the presidential election results within 72 hours which translates into three days.
The 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections ended on Saturday, December 7, across the country.
At the national level, the Returning Officer to declare the results and winner of the presidential election is the Chairperson of the EC, Jean Mensa.
The Presidential Candidate of the governing New Patriotic Party, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, on Sunday Monday conceded defeat in the elections.