Traffic came to a halt when supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) took to the streets in parts of the Kumasi Metropolis on Saturday afternoon to celebrate, following the declaration of Professor John Evans Atta Mills as President-Elect of Ghana by Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, the Electoral Commissioner.
The supporters, mainly the youth, clad in party colours, spontaneously poured out onto the streets, some on motorbikes and others on roofs and in the boots cars, while some were hooked onto bumpers of fast moving vehicles as they sang and shouted party songs and slogans across parts of Kumasi.
When the Ghana News Agency team visited areas like Asawase, Aboabo Number One, Aboabo Number Two, Sabon Zongo, Old Tafo, Alabar, Suame and other settler communities in the metropolis, jubilant supporters were seen in processions and had virtually taken over the roads making vehicular movement very difficult.
Interestingly, some of them wore NPP t-shirts and carried posters of CPP while others did the "kangaroo" dance.
At Alabar, a mosque was filled with people in NDC party colours praying and thanking Allah for making their choice a reality. Some of the jubilant supporters, who spoke to the GNA, said they were happy that at long last the Electoral Commissioner had declared Prof. Mills winner of the Presidential Runoff.
At the central business district of Adum, people were seen going about their normal duties and towards the Manhyia and Ashtown, there were pockets of people along the streets or on their verandas ostensibly discussing and debating the outcome of the elections.
Areas such as Bantama, Krofrom, Asokwa, Asafo, Amakom and considered to be predominantly NPP strongholds, were very quite.
Source: GNA
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Tags:
Latest Stories
-
Mahama, Opoku-Agyemang hold crucial meeting with IMF
1 minute -
Mahama reiterates commitment to permanent peace in Bawku
16 minutes -
ORAL is not an institution; it’s a team – Domelevo defends role in anti-corruption efforts
1 hour -
‘Nothing off the table’ in Canada’s response to US tariff threat
2 hours -
New suspected Marburg outbreak in Tanzania kills eight – WHO
2 hours -
Kenyan minister alleges intelligence agency behind his son’s abduction
3 hours -
No more miners trapped underground in South Africa, volunteers say
3 hours -
US issues fresh round of sanctions against Russia ahead of Trump return to White House
3 hours -
Death toll from South African mine siege rises to 78, rescued now at 166
3 hours -
Biden takes aim at ‘tech industrial complex’ in farewell speech
3 hours -
Biden says Gaza deal based on his framework while Trump claims credit
3 hours -
Ex-convict, 22, jailed in Tarkwa for threatening to stab student
5 hours -
The would-be African nation in love with Donald Trump
6 hours -
‘We’re not investigating, we’re validating’ – Domelevo clarifies ORAL Committee’s role
6 hours -
JoyNews poll: Akufo-Addo, his government’s ‘killer’ taxes and nepotism blamed for NPP’s 2024 defeat
6 hours