As tensions rise at the Accra EC Collation Center, Basintale challenges Bryan Acheampong. At the Electoral Commission's (EC) Greater Accra Regional Collation Center, hundreds of supporters of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) have gathered and demanded that their candidates in the Ablekuma North, Okaikwei Central, and Dome-Kwabenya constituencies be declared immediately. In an attempt to pressure the EC into revealing the results, supporters have threatened to push their way into the center, claiming there is a scheme to rig the poll. While some supporters engaged in near-scuffles with police officers who are attempting to keep the peace, others were heard screaming, "No Ewurabena, no peace."
According to Ewurabena Aubynn of the NDC, she defeated Nana Akua Owusu Afriyieh of the NPP in Ablekuma North. Both the NDC's Abdulai Abu Baba Abubakar Sadiq and the NPP's incumbent MP Patrick Yaw Boamah have declared victory in Okaikwei Central. According to reports, Elikplim Akrugu of the NDC has been proclaimed the MP-elect in Dome-Kwabenya. However, Mike Oquaye Jr. of the NPP is contesting the outcome. To keep an eye on the situation, a few NDC national officials have come to the collation center, including Dr. Peter Otokunor, Malik Basintale, and George Opare Addo (also known as Pablo). According to NDC Deputy National Communications Officer Malik Basintale, the party won 185 seats in the legislative election, he told reporters.
In response to Bryan Acheampong's earlier claim that the NPP would not "hand over power" to the opposition NDC, Basintale also challenged Acheampong, the current Abetifi MP and Minister of Agriculture, to "come for power, if he can." As tensions rise around the country, police reveal that they have arrested 89 people for a variety of offenses, 40 of which are directly related to acts of destruction, looting, and vandalism. Sammy Gyamfi, the National Communications Officer for the NDC, has urged party members to remain composed in order to prevent any more deaths.