General News of Tuesday, 9 December 2008

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Presidential results to be made public 'soon'

The Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, on Monday gave the assurance that the results of the presidential election would be made public soon.

The EC chairman, who is the Returning Officer of the presidential election, said in a statement in Accra that this would be done after they were received and authenticated at the EC headquarters.

β€œIt is premature at this time for anybody to be talking about delay in releasing results or about a winner of the election.

β€œI sincerely hope that politicians, journalists and commentators will make mature and informed statements in relation to the election results.”

Dr Afari-Gyan said in this regard, he considered it to be unprincipled for any person to regard the same action to be imprudent when it is done by someone else; but alright when it is done by himself or herself.