ACCRA, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Ghana's main opposition party said
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manipulated, raising concerns about the outcome of the poll in a
nation seen as a bulwark of democracy in an unstable region.
The National Patriotic Party called on the electoral
commission to delay the official announcement of results hours
after local media projected its candidate Akufo-Addo had
narrowly lost to incumbent John Dramani Mahama.
"It will be unfortunate for the EC (Election Commission) to
go ahead to announce the elections," NPP chairman Jake
Obetsebi-Lamptey told reporters at a news conference in Accra.
"We have significant problems and that need to be looked at
... These results cannot be forced down the throat of the people
of Ghana," he said.
He said the NPP had sent a letter to the election commission
raising the complaints and requesting an audit of results before
they are released.
Election commissioner Kwadwo Afari-Gyan told Reuters he wasACCRA, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Ghana's main opposition party said
on Sunday the country's presidential election had been
manipulated, raising concerns about the outcome of the poll in a
nation seen as a bulwark of democracy in an unstable region.
The National Patriotic Party called on the electoral
commission to delay the official announcement of results hours
after local media projected its candidate Akufo-Addo had
narrowly lost to incumbent John Dramani Mahama.
"It will be unfortunate for the EC (Election Commission) to
go ahead to announce the elections," NPP chairman Jakea
Obetsebi-Lamptey told reporters at a news conference in Accra.
"We have significant problems and that need to be looked at
... These results cannot be forced down the throat of the people
of Ghana," he said.
He said the NPP had sent a letter to the election commission
raising the complaints and requesting an audit of results before
they are released.
Election commissioner Kwadwo Afari-Gyan told Reuters he wasa
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