Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei has declared presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo winner of the 2016 presidential elections.
The three-time lucky NPP leader polled 5,716,026 to beat incumbent President John Mahama who had 4,713, 277 Electoral Commission Chairperson, Charlotte Osei announced Friday evening.
The declaration is also a confirmation of Joy News’ projection which predicted a win for Nana Akufo-Addo with a margin of 53.35 percent.
Listen to how how the announcement was made
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