Leader and Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, Tuesday appealed to Ghanaians for calm as the Electoral Commission (EC) tallies the results of the December 7 polls.
Speaking at a media briefing in Accra, Mr. Mahama said: "No attempt should be made to steal this election. We will resist it."
He noted that it was clear Ghanaians are tired of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his government.
"We thank the electorate for giving us a working majority in Parliament. 140 seats in Parliament is a majority and no attempt should be made to subvert that," Mr. Mahama said.
"I have looked at the results collated so far, and I am excited because we won in 10 regions out of 16. And the Ghanaian people have expressed their confidence in us. We will resist any attempt to subvert the will of the people."
The former President also expressed concern about some of the things that were happening in the aftermath of the election such as the use of the military to try and overturn some of the results in places that the NDC had won.
"We will resist any attempt to subvert the sovereign will of the Ghanaian people. The right thing must be done. We've collated our results and thank the Ghanaian people for the confidence reposed in us. We will give further details later," he said.
"Our people should remain calm as we wait for the final verdict. We are happy that Ghanaians have voted for change."
At the press conference were leading figures of the party such as the National Chairman, Mr. Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, General Secretary, Mr. Johnson Asiedu-Nketia, and Professor Joshua Alabi, the National Campaign Manager.
Latest Stories
-
Town council in Canada at standstill over refusal to take King’s oath
17 mins -
Trump picks Pam Bondi as attorney general after Matt Gaetz withdraws
29 mins -
Providing quality seeds to farmers is first step towards achieving food security in Ghana
39 mins -
COP29: Africa urged to invest in youth to lead fight against climate change
2 hours -
How Kenya’s evangelical president has fallen out with churches
2 hours -
‘Restoring forests or ravaging Ghana’s green heritage?’ – Coalition questions Akufo-Addo’s COP 29 claims
2 hours -
Give direct access to Global Health Fund – Civil Society calls allocations
4 hours -
Trudeau plays Santa with seasonal tax break
4 hours -
Prince Harry jokes in tattoo sketch for Invictus
4 hours -
Akufo-Addo commissions 200MW plant to boost economic growth
4 hours -
Smallholder farmers to make use of Ghana Commodity Exchange
4 hours -
I want to focus more on my education – Chidimma Adetshina quits pageantry
5 hours -
Priest replaced after Sabrina Carpenter shoots music video in his church
5 hours -
Duct-taped banana artwork sells for $6.2m in NYC
5 hours -
Arrest warrants issued for Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas commander over alleged war crimes
5 hours