Mills beats Nana Agyemang-Rawlings with 96.9% of votes
President John Evans Atta Mills beats Nana Konadu Agyemang-Rawlings overwhelmingly with 96.9% of votes cast, to represent the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2012 general elections, the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has announced.
President Mills got 2,771 votes representing 96.9% and Nana Konadu Agyemang-Rawlings got 90 votes representing 3.1%.
The total number of valid votes cast was 2,866, with five rejected ballots, the EC announced and President Mills was declared the winner.
In his victory speech, he thanked the electorate and said this is not a victory for anybody.
He said the campaign for 2012 has begun. He congratulated Nana Konadu Agyemang-Rawlings for giving him a good fight.
He called for unity and urged the NDC to prepare for the battle in 2012, he thanked the media and members of the security services as well as the people of Sunyani.
By Emmanuel K. Dogbevi