General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, has cautioned against any efforts to alter with the parliamentary election results.Speaking at a press conference on Sunday evening, he urged the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, to ensure peace and security at collation centers nationwide.

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Justin Kodua also accused the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of causing disturbances at collation centers in areas where he claimed the NPP had clearly emerged victorious.“Indeed, data that made our flag bearer concede this morning shows clearly that the NPP has won the constituencies I've mentioned.

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But the NDC, knowing very well that they have lost these seats to the NPP, are unwilling to accept their fate and are desperately seeking to compel the EC to do their bidding,” he stated.The NPP General Secretary condemned the acts of violence attributed to NDC supporters and stressed that his party would not tolerate any attempts to tamper with the election results.

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attacks and are serving notice that we shall resist every attempt to temper the results of the parliamentary elections in these constituencies,” he warned.Calling on the IGP to act swiftly, Mr Kodua reminded him of his promise to ensure free, fair, and transparent elections.“Mr.

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IGP, you made a promise to political parties on two different occasions when we met you at your office, and your words were unambiguous—that you’ll see to it that we have free, fair, and transparent elections,” he said.He called on the IGP to ensure the safety of citizens at collation centres and to stop any attempts to intimidate people unlawfully.Mr.

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Kodua also asked the NDC leadership to control their supporters and publicly speak out against the violent incidents.

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