The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that as of 8:00 am on Sunday, December 8, 2024, no results have been received at the National Collation Centre. This was disclosed during a press briefing by the Director of Electoral Services, Mr. Benjamin Bano-Bioh.“For the information of the general public, as we speak, no results have been received at the National Collation Centre.

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And I repeat, no results have been received at the National Collation Centre,” Mr. Bano-Bioh stated.He explained that results are still being collated at the Regional Collation Centres, which is why the Commission has been unable to release any figures so far.The delay, according to the EC, is primarily due to disruptions caused by supporters of the two main political parties.

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Their leaders had encouraged them to converge on Constituency Collation Centres, creating tensions.“Unfortunately, the country witnessed overnight attacks on several Constituency Collation Centres, staff of the Commission, and destruction of election materials, including ballot boxes, ballot papers, and Biometric Verification Devices,” the Commission revealed.

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The EC reminded political parties that only two agents per candidate are permitted at both Constituency and Regional Collation Centres. It emphasized that gathering in large numbers at these centres and attacking election officials constitute a violation of the law.

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The Commission urged political parties and their leaders to allow its staff to carry out their duties without hindrance, adding that this cooperation is essential for the timely declaration of results.The EC further assured the public that as results are received region by region, they will be published promptly.Meanwhile, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr.

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Mahamudu Bawumia, has thrown in the towel in the 2024 presidential race.Speaking to the press on Sunday, he announced that he has called the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama to congratulate him on his victory.Dr. Bawumia disclosed that internal results from the NPP indicate that the NDC has secured both the presidential and the majority parliamentary seats.

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“Ladies and gentlemen of the media following yesterday’s presidential and parliamentary elections Ghanaians at home and abroad have sitting been sitting on tenterhooks awaiting the outcome of the elections, let me say that the data from our own internal collation of the election results indicate that former president HE John Dramani Mahama has won the presidential election decisively.

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“The NDC has also won the parliamentary election even though we await final collation for a number of seats however I believe ultimately that this will not change the over all outcome. I have just called his HE John Dramani Mahama to congratulate him as the president elect of the republic of Ghana,” he said.

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