The Electoral Commission of Ghana declared John Dramani Mahama as the winner of the 2024 presidential election, despite the absence of results from nine constituencies due to delays in the collation process.According to Mrs. Mensa, the delay was caused by the presence of political party supporters at the collation centers in these constituencies, which disrupted the process.

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Nevertheless, she assured that the final outcome of the 2024 presidential election had been established, even without the inclusion of those results."The results from the 267 constituencies, including the newly created one, have conclusively established the winner," she stated.

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In a direct response to concerns about those results, she added: “Even if all the votes from the nine constituencies (947,000 votes) were added to the candidate who placed second, it would not change the outcome of the election."Mrs. Mensa reassured citizens that the Electoral Commission would provide updates to its records once the presidential results from the nine remaining constituencies were received.

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Although the situation remains subject to change, she emphasized that the credibility of the election outcome is firmly upheld despite the ongoing delay.Jean Mensa, the EC chairperson and returning officer, reported that Mr. John Mahama secured 6,328,397 votes, accounting for 56.55%, while Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the vice president and NPP's presidential candidate, garnered 4,657,304 votes, representing 41.61%.The margin of difference between Mr.

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Mahama’s total and Dr. Bawumia’s is 1,671,093 votes.According to Jean Mensa, the total number of valid votes cast was 11,191,422, with 239,109 ballots rejected.The total number of votes cast in the 2024 elections was 11,430,531. However, the electoral register listed a total of 18,774,159 eligible voters.The voter turnout rate for the 2024 elections was 60.9%, based on data from 267 constituencies.

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Find the other presidential results below:GCPP: Daniel Augustus Lartey Jnr. - 16,673 (0.15%)GUM: Christian Kwabena Andrews - 16, 461 (0.15%)LPG: Kofi Akpalo - 5,219 (0.09%)NDP: Mohammed Frimpong - 4, 413 (0.04%)CPP: Nana Akosua Frimpomaa - 23,397 (0.21%)ACP: Hassa. Ayariga - 17,461 (0.6%)INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE: Kofi Koranteng - 3,320 (0.03%)INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE: George Twum-Barima-Adu 3,091 (0.

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02)INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE: Nana Kwame Bediako 84,488 (0.75%)INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE: Alan Kwadzo Kyetematen 31,022 (0.28%)

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