By our Reporter
For the second time,Nana Akufo-Addo has won the Presidency election in Ghana defeating his closest rival and former president John Mahama by polling 6,730,413 voteswhich is over 50 percent.
Mahama, who contested on the platform of the National Democratic Congress, got 6,240,889 votes was less than 50 percent which is approximately 47.36 per cent.
Mr Akufo-Addo, who contested on the platform of the New Patriotic Party, won in seven of the 16 regions while Mr Mahama won in nine.
Jean Mensah, the chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana, said the final results were without that of Techiman South because it was being contested. She, however, added that the total votes in the constituency is 128,018 and will not change the outcome of the result.
“By the power vested in me as the returning officer, it is my duty to announce Nana Akufo-Addo as the president-elect of Ghana”, she said.
There was no representative of the NDC at the electoral commission headquarters.
At age 76,Akufo-Addo returns as President of Ghana.