Ghana election: Why I conceded defeat – Ruling party candidate

Ghana election: Why I conceded defeat – Ruling party candidate

Former Vice-President of Ghana, Mahamudu Bawumia, says he
conceded to John Mahama in the 2024 presidential election in the interest of
national peace.

 

Bawumia was the candidate of the then-ruling New Patriotic
Party, NPP, while Mahama, who won the election, was standard-bearer of the
National Democratic Congress, NDC.

 

Bawumia had polled 738,493 votes – 42.64 percent of votes
cast – before conceding to Mahama who had garnered 976,644 votes, representing
56.39 percent at the time.

 

Final results saw Mahama garnering 56.55 percent of the
votes cast, while Bawumia secured 41.6 percent.

 

Speaking at a national conference on strengthening democracy
in Nigeria on Monday, the former vice-president said his decision to concede
was arrived at after he sensed that tension was mounting.

 

Mahama had built his campaign around restoring the economic
prosperity Ghana enjoyed during his first stint.

 

Bawumia said vote tallied by his party indicated that Mahama
“decisively” won the election before the electoral body announced the final
results.

 

“I was confident in Ghana’s electoral process, as the
Electoral Commission had demonstrated fairness and transparency.

 

“In addition to this, I was confident of winning the
election on December 7th based on the solid record of achievement of our
government, notwithstanding the economic challenges.

 

“However, when the polls closed and counting began, we
started receiving the results from our party’s collation centres across the
country.

 

“By 3am on Sunday, it was obvious from the data that my
opponent, former President Mahama, had decisively won the election,” Bawumia,
who was hoping to become Ghana’s first Muslim President, said in Abuja.

 

Bawumia’s actions earned him commendations from the Economic
Community of West African States, ECOWAS, and from civil society organisations.

Source: Ghana election: Why I conceded defeat – Ruling party candidate

 - NigerianEye

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