Hundreds of supporters of the National Democratic Congress have stormed the Electoral Commission’s head office demanding that the commission declare John Mahama as the President-elect.
They were dressed in red and black attire, wielding sticks, and placards with various inscriptions on them.
But what started as a peaceful protest turned violent when the supporters blocked the Accra-Kanda section of the road and set lorry tyres ablaze.
This comes after the EC declared the incumbent President, Nana Akufo-Addo the winner in the December 7 polls.
John Mahama lost to the incumbent and NPP Presidential candidate Nana Akufo-Addo by a difference of 517,231 votes.
Mr Mahama polled 47.30% against the declared winner’s 51.30%, a percentage difference of about 4%.
Mahama’s Demand
In an interview with the Voice of America’s (VOA) Peter Clottey, Mr Mahama said if an independent audit is done on the EC’s results and the outcome proves that he had lost the elections, he will accept it and walk away as he had done in the past.
The NDC flagbearer said that he has won the elections and that there are attempts by the government to subvert the will of Ghanaians.
“It is clear the Ghanaian people want a change in this country. Ghanaians are tired of Akufo-Addo and his government. We’ve won in 10 regions out of 16 and Ghanaians have expressed their confidence in us.
“We will resist any attempt to subvert the will of the people” as he accused the government of using military personnel to intimidate persons in areas favourable to the NDC”.
