Ghana: John Mahama declared election winner The National Patriotic Party called on the electoral commission to delay the official announcement of results hours after local media projected its candidate Akufo-Addo had narrowly lost to incumbent John Dramani Mahama. "It will be unfortunate for the EC (Election Commission) to go ahead to announce the elections," NPP chairman Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey told reporters at a news conference in Accra. We have significant problems and that need to be looked at ... These results cannot be forced down the throat of the people of Ghana," he said. He said the NPP had sent a letter to the election commission raising the complaints and requesting an audit of results before they are released. The opposition has claimed the governing party was conspiring with the commission to fix the results. Earlier, police had fired tear gas on protestors outside the commission's offices. Election commissioner Kwadwo Afari-Gyan told Reuters he was not yet aware of the NPP complaint and shortly later the commission announced Mr Mahema the winner with 50.7 per cent of the vote.