Ghana’s vice president and ruling party candidate, Mahamudu Bawumia, conceded defeat Sunday to opposition candidate and ancient President John Dramani Mahama in the West African nation’s tightly contested presidential election.
Forward of the reliable announcement, Bawumia told reporters that he respects the decision of Ghanaians to vote for change. “I’ve appropriate referred to as His Excellency John Mahama to congratulate him as president-elect of the Republic of Ghana,” he acknowledged.
Celebrations broke out in parts of the nation including the capital, Accra.
The election modified into once held against the backdrop of the nation’s worst trace-of-living disaster in a technology and considered as a litmus take a look at for democracy in a order shaken by extremist violence and coups.
Bawumia modified into once working as the flagbearer of the ruling Unique Patriotic Party, or NPP, which has struggled to resolve the economic disaster below outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo.
Mahama’s earn is considered following the most recent pattern of elections around the world, favoring opposition occasions against incumbents, from the United States to European countries — comparable to Britain and France — apart from to South Africa.
Mahama, 65, modified into once president of Ghana between July 2012 and January 2017.
Correct through his campaign, Mahama promised to “reset” the nation on varied fronts and tried to appeal to younger Ghanaians who seen the vote as a design out of the nation’s economic
