Ghana 2012 Presidential Election Results Gazetted

Dr. Kwadwo Afari Gyan

 

DECLARATION OF PRESIDENT-ELECT, INSTRUMENT, 2012

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DECLARATION OF PRESIDENT-ELECT,
INSTRUMENT, 2012

IN exercise of the powers conferred on the Electoral Commission under Article 63 (9) of the 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana, this Instrument is hereby made.

MR. JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA, the National Democratic Congress Party (NDC) presidential candidate having, in the Presidential election held on the 7th day of December, 2012, pursuant to Article 63 (3) of the Constitution, obtained more than fifty percent of the total number of valid votes cast at the election is hereby declared elected as the President of Ghana at the election of the President.

Given under my hand and seal in Accra this Monday, the 10th day of December,2012.



DR. KWADWO AFARI-GYAN
Chairman, Electoral Commission


Date of Gazette notification: 11th December, 2012.
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Ex President Rawlings Congratulates President Mahama

Jerry John Rawlings

 Thursday, 13 December 2012 08:15
Ex-President Jerry John Rawlings has extended his "warm and sincere congratulations" to President John Dramani Mahama following his election as president in last Friday's polls. He also urged the opposition New Patriotic party (NPP) to respect the atmosphere of peace that characterised the vote.

In a statement released by his Office yesterday, the Ex-President urged President Mahama "to endeavour to restore and defend the NDC’s ideals of unity, stability, development, probity and accountability at all times, as he fulfills the mandate entrusted upon him by an expectant electorate."

He said: "I urge the leading opposition party to respect the atmosphere of peace, which characterised the elections. If there are grievances over the results of the elections they should follow the appropriate channels and desist from creating an atmosphere that can potentially hurt the peace and stability in the country."

Former President Rawlings commended all Ghanaians for ensuring that the electoral process was held in an atmosphere of serenity despite the challenges posed by the introduction of the voter verification equipment. 

Source: GNA

GHANA PRESIDENTIAL RESULTS (ORIGINAL COPY FROM EC)

GHANA SET TO MAKE HISTORY TODAY (7th December 2012)

Ghana's electoral commission chief has told the BBC everything is ready for Friday's parliamentary and presidential elections, in a country seen as a model for democracy in Africa.

Kwadwo Afari-Gyan said the new biometric voter identification system worked smoothly during extensive tests.

President John Mahama, 54, is expected to face a strong challenge from Nana Akufo-Addo, 68.

The 2008 election was decided by just 30,000 votes in the run-off.

After gaining the most votes in the first round, Mr Akufo-Addo, from the then governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), was praised for peacefully accepting his defeat.

'Ready to go'

Mr Mahama, from the National Democratic Congress, took over as president after John Atta Mills died suddenly in July.

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Ghana has held two peaceful transfers of power since military rule ended in 1992.

"We are ready to go," Mr Afari-Gyan told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme.

He said that all the election material had already been delivered to districts and constituencies around the country.

He said the new biometric system had been tested over two months and again earlier this week, when security personnel voted, but added that if there were any problems, voting would be extended until Saturday.

Some 14 million people have registered to vote in 26,000 polling stations nationwide.

"If everything is normal and goes smoothly, we give ourselves 72 hours [to announce the result]," he said.

There are eight presidential candidates overall.

The BBC's David Amanor in the capital, Accra, says there is an air of excitement in the country after the end of weeks of frantic campaigns.

As well as being praised for its democracy, Ghana also has one of Africa's fastest growing economies, thanks to its recently tapped oil reserves.

Both Mr Mahama and Mr Akufo-Addo have promised to accept the result, but 5,000 soldiers have been put on standby just in case.

A run-off will be held on 28 December if no candidate wins more than 50% of Friday's vote.

There are six other presidential contenders and hundreds of candidates for the 275 parliamentary seats.

Source: BBC