The National Media Commission has commended the media for exhibiting professionalism in the coverage of the 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary elections.
In a press release signed by the Deputy Executive Secretary of the NMC, the Commission said it was impressed that the media houses maintained stipulated broadcast standards and complied with the Guidelines for Local Language Broadcasting.
The Commission also took notice of the "patience" and "tolerance" exercised in not rushing to declare the final details of the results despite having the records, praising the media for their contribution to the democratic process.
"In view of all these and more, the NMC lauds the media for being instrumental in the bid to achieve free, fair and peaceful elections during their coverage," the statement added.
The EC Chairperson Jean Mensa on Wednesday, December 9, announced NPP’s Nana Akufo-Addo as the president-elect of Ghana.
From the EC’s collated results, he polled 6,730,413 which represents 51.59% of the total votes cast nationwide on December 7.
His closest contender, John Mahama of the NDC also polled 6,214,889 which gives him 47.36% of the total votes cast.
However, the opposition party NDC says it will not accept the results of the presidential election.
The party accused the media of working hand in hand with the NPP to rig the elections for Akufo-Addo.
But, Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah praised the media on Thursday for their coverage on the election.
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