December 8, 2024
Former President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama has won country’s presidential election.
This is after his main opponent, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, conceded defeat, “The people of Ghana have spoken, the people have voted for change at this time and we respect it with all humility,” Bawumia said on Sunday.
The defeat in Saturday’s election ends two terms in power for President Nana Akufo-Addo, led New Patriotic Party, NPP in Ghana which was characterised by economic crisis involving high inflation and a debt default.
The vice president Bawumia, admitted that Mahama won the presidency “decisively”. The NDC won the parliamentary election, according to the NPP’s internal tally of votes.
The president-elect, Mahama, who was a former president of Ghana between July 2012 and January 2017, confirmed on X handle that he had received Bawumia’s congratulatory call over his “emphatic victory”
In a concession speech delivered on Sunday, Mr Bawumia, the candidate of the New Patriotic Party, NPP, stated that internal data from his party indicates that the opposition National Democratic Congress, NDC, has secured victory in both the presidential and parliamentary polls.
