NEW : Independent candidate John Evans - Mills won presidential election . Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo , of the incumbent New Patriotic Party , won about 49.77 percent of the total valid votes cast , Afari-Gyan said , according to the commission 's Web site . Nana Akufo - Johnson of the incumbent NPP has been ousted . The result was so close it could not be decided until a final vote on Friday .
NEW : Independent candidate John Evans - Mills won presidential election . Nana Akufo - Johnson of the incumbent NPP has been ousted . The result was so close it could not be decided until a final vote on Friday .