By Mavis Paintsil

The new patriotic party (NPP) has accused the national Democratic Congress (NDC) of employing violent tactics to manipulate election result, alleging that party supporters threaten electoral official and this disrupted the coalition process in several constituencies in the country.
Mr Peter Mac Manu, who is the chairman of the party said that, NPP parliamentary candidate Vincent Tobin, who served as the returning Officer, expressed fear for his safety, revealing that the NDC representatives threatened him to declare their candidate as the winner without completing the necessary collations.
l pleaded with them to allow the process to continue, but they insisted on a declaration under duress, he continued.
Mr Menu, added that, the eyewitness reported that the attackers attempted to destroy electoral materials on site, forcing the electoral commission (EC) to suspend the collation process in the region.
The NPP said, one of the most egregious incidents occurred on December 8, when NDC members allegedly attacked the collation center in Ablekuma North constituency.
They continued that, following this disruption, the EC relocated the collation efforts to a regional centre where they managed to authenticate verify results from 214 polling stations.
The NPP continued that, the NDC has not yet responded to these allegations but as mentions rise in the politicians landscape, the NPP’s accusations signal a growing divide and potential unrest surrounding the recent elections.
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