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President Akufo-Addo has reacted to the results from yesterday's by-election at Assin North.

The NDC's candidate, James Gyakye Quayson was declared winner of the by-election by the Electoral Commission (EC), Tuesday evening.

He garnered 17,245 of the total valid votes cast representing 57.56% beating his close contender from the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Charles Opoku who had 12,630 votes representing 42.15 percent.

Speaking in a statement, the President told members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) "to keep their heads up"

He says, "In a democracy, there are winners and losers, and that we live to fight another day. We once held the Assin North seat, and I am confident that, sooner rather than later, Assin North will be blue again.”

"I urge members of my party, the New Patriotic Party, to keep their heads up, recognizing that, in a democracy, there are winners and losers, and that we live to fight another day. We once held the Assin North seat, and I am confident that, sooner rather than later, Assin North will be blue again.”

Meanwhile, he has congratulated the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for winning.

“I congratulate the National Democratic Congress on its victory yesterday"