The Third National Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alhaji Masawudu Osman, has encouraged party members to stay resilient as tensions rise at Electoral Commission (EC) collation centers due to disputes over parliamentary results.

He urged NPP supporters to be present at the collation centers and stand firm for the party, as members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are putting pressure on EC officials to release the results.

Addressing the current state of the 2024 general elections, Osman warned that NDC's Deputy Communications Officer, Malik Basintale, should not be allowed to intimidate NPP supporters, despite the NDC's success in securing the presidential victory.

“The men in NPP, come out. As the Vice Chairman of the NPP in charge of operations at the headquarters, I will not stand by and allow my people to be intimidated. Come out from all the regions, and seek revenge from tomorrow to Friday. Anybody who has a gun, go and bring it out.

“We will not allow Basintale to instill fear and panic in our people. I am telling you, I will end by telling Ghanaians that you all know how much NPP loves peace. That is the reason why we conceded defeat earlier. But it seems that the NDC does not appreciate our effort. If they don't appreciate our effort, we will show them that we are more hooligans than them,” he said.

Recent reports have highlighted chaotic scenes at multiple collation centers as the Electoral Commission (EC) continues the process of tallying disputed parliamentary election results.

The EC officially declared the results of the 2024 general elections on December 9, 2024. In the presidential race, National Democratic Congress (NDC) Flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, emerged victorious with 6,328,397 votes, making up 56.55% of the total, while Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate, secured 4,657,304 votes, or 41.61%.

The NPP also faced significant losses in the parliamentary elections, with several prominent figures, including KT Hammond, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, and Henry Quartey, among the key casualties.