NPP in crunch meeting

Accra, Jan. 03, GNA - National Executives Committee (NEC) of New Patriotic Party (NPP) congregated at the party's headquarters for crucial meeting moments after the official declaration of Professor John Evans Atta Mills as President-Elect of the Republic of Ghana.

A NEC source told the Ghana News Agency that the meeting was to deliberate on a statement to be issued by the defeated Presidential Candidate of the party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Prof. Mills, Presidential Candidate of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) obtained 4,521,032 votes representing 50.23 per cent of the valid votes cast, while Nana Akufo-Addo got 4,480,446 votes representing 49.77 per cent.

"Ladies and gentlemen on the basis of the official results given, it is my duty to declare Prof. John Evans Atta Mills, as the President-Elect of Ghana," Dr. Afari-Gyan declared at a press conference to officially announce the winner of Election 2008.