Journalists were yesterday reminded not to be in a haste to announce early results of the December 7 Elections, since it is the sole mandate of the Elec­toral Commission (EC) to give out official figures at the end of the polls. "Announcing uncertified results creates the false impression that a certain political party was in early lead which may turn out not to be the case and in the process fueling the allegation of rigging the election," the Chairman of the National Peace Council (NPC), Reverend Dr Ernest Adu-Gyamfi, said. He made the call at an "Editors Forum" organised by the council in Accra, yesterday. • Rev. Dr Adu-Gyamfi (third from right) with participants Rev. Dr Adu-Gyamfi said the EC was the constitutionally man­dated body who could announce the results of both the Presiden­tial and Parliamentary election results, and not for any media institution, let alone journalist announcing same. According to him, it was the Chairperson of the EC who announces the presidential results, while the Returning Officer at the constituency declares that of the Parliament.