On the back of this, protestors trooped the EC head office Thursday, clad in red attires and hoisting placards to demand that the Commissioner reverses what they deem a ‘stolen verdict.’
Some of these supporters blocked the flow of traffic and burnt tires in the middle of the road leading to the Commission’s building to register their agitation.
“The EC stole the election,” one of them told
JoyNews‘ Maxwell Agbagba while another added that “it’s not Akufo-Addo who won but John Mahama”.
But the intervention of the Ghana Police Service and the military brought the demonstration to a halt with the crowd dispersing briefly as they [police] quenched the flames using water cannons.
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In a bid to prevent road crashes often encountered by jubilant party supporters and other innocent road users following the announcement of election results by the Electoral Commission, the Upper East Regional office of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has embarked on a sensitisation programme for about 1000 residents of some selected communities within the region ahead of the December 7 polls.
The exercise which targeted all road users saw personnel from NRSA educate pedestrians, motorists, motor riders and tricycle operators in Bolgatanga, Tongo, Zuarungu, Bongo among others, on the need to walk, drive or ride safely without endangering other road users.