The Electoral Commission (EC) is to go ahead to declare the results of the 2012 presidential and parliament elections, once they are received, the National Peace Council (NPC) said on Sunday.
Speaking to the media after a closed-door meeting attended the NPC, the EC, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New patriotic Party (NPP) in Accra, the Reverend professor Emmanuel Asante, Chairman of the NPC, said NPP expressed concern about the results.
“...(We) listened carefully and what we agreed is that the nation has processes to resort to in these circumstances. One of them is mediation.
“What we have agreed on is that the NPP should gather its evidence and go through the normal process (of challenge). Once the results are in, the EC Chairman, Dr (Kwadwo) Afari-Gyan will announce the results.
Rev. Prof. Asante appealed to all Ghanaians that there was the need to maintain peace.
“In any election, there will be losers and winners... I am appealing to supporters of the political parties, the youth, to bear in mind that peace is of importance. We should not do anything to destroy the peace in Ghans. Let’s allow the rule of law in the country. We should not allow violence,” Rev. Prof Asante said.
The NPP chairman Mr Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey had alleged earlier in the day that the party had uncovered manipulation of results by the EC in collusion with the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
He said their statistics indicated that the NPP’s candidate, Nana Akufo-Addo had won the election.
Mr Obetsebi-Lamptey asked the EC not to announce the results until it has investigated its complaints.
On Saturday, the NPP General Secretary, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie claimed statistics at the NPP collation centre revealed that Nana Akufo Addo, had won the election with 51.3 per cent as against 45.50 per cent for of John Dramani Mahama, the incumbent President.
He asked the party’s supporters to get ready for a massive jubilation on Sunday.
Hundreds of NPP supporters marched to the EC but were stopped by the security.