Uneasy calm in Tema

Tema, Dec 30, GNA - There has been an uneasy calm in the Tema Metropolis since Monday as the electorate waited anxiously

for the Electoral Commission (EC) to announce the winner of


Sunday's presidential runoff polls. While some residents were glued to their radio sets to


monitor the situation, others went about their normal businesses with


mobile phones and radio sets in their hands, an indication that they


were eager to know the winner. The situation at Community One Site One has changed

from the jubilant mood on Monday to a sober atmosphere as the


electorate were no longer sure if their favourite party would be


declared winner. A day after the polls, some residents of Site One


including children as well as some traders at the Tema main market


wore tee-shirts and hoisted flags of the National Democratic

Congress (NDC) in anticipation of victory. They danced to party's songs and made the signs of


change as some drivers also tooted their horns. On Tuesday morning, however, Ghana News Agency


observed that there was free flow of traffic at the central area and


there were no tooting of horns, any jubilation on the streets, with


supporters of both parties calmly awaiting the results. A number of people the GNA spoke to called on the two political

parties to exercise restraint and allow the EC to come out with the


correct results in order to avoid confusion in the country. They advised that the defeated party in the election should


concede defeat in good faith.