Presidential candidate of the opposition New Patriotic Party is asking his supporters to remain calm as the Electroal Commission goes through the process of announcing the winner of the Wednesday's election.
He was however confident that when that time comes for the declaration, it will be none other than himself who would be acclaimed.
Speaking to anxious party supporters who thronged his Nima residence Thursday, the NPP leader thanked five of his competitors, PPP leader Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, PNC's Dr Edward Mahama, Independent candidate Joseph Osei Yeboah, NDP's Nana Konadu and CPP's Ivor Greenstreet all of whom he said had already congratulated him.
The only person left on the list of presidential competitors is the incumbent President John Mahama, whose general secretary held a concurrent press conference to acclaim him as potential winner of the election.
Nana Addo was in no doubt that the five competitors will play a role in the building Ghana project, once the EC comes up with her declaration.
Election ended at 5:00pm Wednesday with few hitches and was largely peaceful. However the collation of the results has been problemation.
Over ten hours after the polls closed not a single certified constituency results had been released by the EC, a situation which has raised tension across the country.
There has however been a contest of press conferences by the two leading political parties all of whom are claiming to be winners of the election.
The NPP supporters are the most vociferous and have taken over the street jubilating what they say is victory.
Nana Akufo-Addo urged the supporters to be calm and wait for the EC to formally declare the winner of the election.
Source: myjoyonline
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IN 2008 ELECTION WHEN THE RESULTS WERE NOT YET DECLARED BUT NDC BELIEVED THEY WERE LEADING IN THE ELECTIONS WE ALL SAW WHAT THE NDC DID IN THE STREET OF ACCRA AND AND EC OFFICE AND OTHER PLACES, ASIEDU NKETIA AND SOME NDC SUPPORTERS GOT TO THE STREET IN A READY FOR BATTLE OUTFITS. WE HAVE TO COMMEND NPP FOR THE CONDITION IN GHANA NOW, STILL KEEPING THE NATION CALM AND WAITING IN CONFIDENCE. NPP HAVE SHOWN SO MUCH MATURITY AND WISDOM. THEY HAVE PUT DOWN THE FIGURES THEY HAVE GATHERED AND SHOW IT TO THE WHOLE WORLD TO BACK THEIR CLAIM THAT THEY ARE WINNING THE ELECTIONS. NDC HAS MADE MANY OF THAT CLAIMS BY MAHAMA, ASIEDU NKETIA, OFOSU AMPOFU AND KOKU ANYIDOHO WITHIN THE TWO DAYS WITHOUT TELLING US HOW THEY ARRIVED AT THAT CONCLUSION. THEY HAVE MADE CLAIMS THEY COULD NOT SUBSTANTIATE, YET THEY WANT US TO BELIEVE IN THEM . WHAT WAS THE POINT FOR NDC TO MAKE THAT STATEMENTS IN SEVERAL NEWS CONFERENCES WHICH THEY STRONGLY STATED THAT THEY ARE WINNING AND THEY ARE IN COMFORTABLE LEAD? IS IT NOT BECAUSE THEY WANT TO CONVINCE THE PUBLIC OF THEIR VICTORY? THEN IN ADDITION KOKU ANYIDOHO CAME TO THREAT THAT IF ANY NPP GETS TO THE STREET HE WOULD ORGANIZED NDC TO MEET AND ATTACK THEM. YES HE IS KNOWN FOR THAT. THEY ORGANIZED KEEP FIT TO ATTACK NANA ADDO IN HIS HOUSE SO IT IS EASY TO ATTACK NPP CELEBRANTS IN THE STREET. THIS WAS UNCALLED FOR. IT SHOW OF HIM AND THE PARTY HE SPEAKS FOR AS VIOLENT AND BAD LOSERS. SO EVEN NOW IF THE PRESIDENTIAL RESULT IS NOT YET CONCLUDED PEOPLE CANNOT CELEBRATE PARLIAMENTARY RESULTS WHICH ARE DECLARED. ALL SHALL COME TO PASS KOKU, A TIN GOD IN GHANA. I AM HAPPY NPP ARE MATURED AND HAS NOTICED THE DIABOLIC INTENTION OF KOKU ANYIDOHO TO CHALLENGE AND PROVOKE THEM TO STREETS FIGHTS AND VIOLENCE TO TARNISH THE NPP VICTORY. I APPEAL TO ALL NPP ABD ALL WELL MEANING GHANAIANS TO REMAIN CALM AND NOT TO GIVE IN TO ANY SUCH ***barred word*** PROVOCATIONS. THE DIE IS ALREADY CAST. THE RESULT SHALL BE DECLARED AND A PRESIDENT WILL BE SWORN IN. NOBODY SHOULD MIND THE TREATS AND PROVOCATIONS OF KOKU ANYIDOHO. WE MUST LEAVE HIM TO HISTORY AND NATURE TO DETERMINE HIS FATE. NPP AND GHANAIANS SHOULD CONTINUE TO SHOW MATURITY AND REMAIN CALM. GOD WILL HELP YOU TO DEFEAT THE NOCTURNAL DIABOLIC CREATURES.