The NPP condemns in the strongest possible terms, the blatant interference with the electoral process perpetrated by the NDC presidential candidate, John Mahama. Mr Mahama has no right to state publicly that verification machines should be bypassed. That is a direct contravention of CI 75 and is unconstitutional

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) was leading in the Korle Klottey Constituency of the Osu Klottey District of the Greater Accra Region

Voting has ended in Ayawaso East and North constituencies in the Greater Accra Region with pockets of challenges in some polling stations due to break down of verification machines

A downpour that lasted for almost 30 minutes, slowed down voting in the ongoing presidential and parliamentary elections in the Ahanta West Constituency of the Western Region

Counting of votes is underway in polling centres across the 47 constituencies in the Ashanti Region, where voting ended at exactly 1700 hours. Supporters of the contesting political parties started gathering at those centres even before the balloting officially closed

Mr Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Friday asked Ghanaians and all institutions involved in the conduct of Election 2012, as well as the political parties, to respect the electoral laws governing the election