#Election2024: Delayed results from EC cause increasing violence – NDC

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has raised concerns over the Electoral Commission's (EC) delay in announcing the results of Saturday's general elections.

The party claims that the prolonged delay in declaring the results is escalating tensions and contributing to pockets of violence in various parts of the country.

Speaking at a media briefing from the NDC's headquarters on Sunday, December 8, the party's National Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, called on the EC to expedite the results announcement to prevent further unrest.

His plea comes amid growing frustration among NDC supporters, particularly the youth, who are demanding clarity and transparency in the electoral process.

Asiedu Nketia, also known as “General Mosquito,” pointed out that both the NDC and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) had completed their independent collation of results. He questioned why the EC, the official body responsible for overseeing and declaring the election results, had not yet fulfilled its duty.

He emphasized that the delay is creating a dangerous vacuum, fueling anxiety, spreading misinformation, and heightening unrest among the people.

“The two key players [NPP and NDC] have produced our results, yet the EC is dragging its feet to announce the results. We made known in our previous update that the only way to ensure peace was for the EC to announce the results, but we are still waiting and our agents are still waiting across the country, and because of the delay, the youth of this country have started reacting, and that is a dangerous sign.”