The usual euphoria that characterises the announcement of presidential election results was missing in the Wa township after the Electoral Commission (EC) declared Mr John Mahama as the president-elect.
When the Ghana News Agency (GNA) visited some major streets in Wa shortly after the announcement, it observed that normal business was ongoing.
Not much could be seen on the streets from Kambali to the Wa main traffic through to the Police station, which normally saw motor riders displaying their skills after the declaration of presidential results.
However, small crowds were spotted celebrating at the Wa Central Constituency Office of the NDC along the Zongo lane.
Mr Abdul Rahaman, a resident of Wa, told the GNA that he was happy about the peaceful elections and prayed that God should guide Mr Mahama to rule Ghana successfully.
“Anyone who wins the election is the one Ghanaians voted for. That means it is John Mahama that we all have chosen to be our president,” he said.
“For us in the Upper West Region our prayers and hopes are that the president-elect will rehabilitate the Wa-Bole-Bamboi-Techiman road for us,” Mr Rafiq Ahmed, another resident, said.
