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Hackers have targeted the website of Ghana’s electoral commission as votes are counted after tightly contested elections.
The commission says the website is up again, but it it is currently blank.
The commission has tweeted, urging people to ignore “fake results” circulating on social media.
“We deplore the attempt to hack the EC’s website. Please respect the integrity and independence of the EC” the commission said in a tweet.
The “fake results” project opposition leader, Akufo-Addo as leading with 54.78 per cent and President John Mahama behind with 43.49 per cent
Wednesday’s election passed off peacefully, but voting was postponed to Thursday in one constituency after voting material failed to arrive on time.
A run-off will be held later in the month if neither of the two main candidates secures more than 50% of the votes.
In the previous election in 2012, Mr Mahama defeated Mr Akufo-Addo by less than 300,000 votes.