{"id":1091071,"date":"2022-05-18T07:32:47","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T07:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/18\/i-prepared-a-concession-speech-before-2016-elections-ex-prez-mahama-politics\/"},"modified":"2022-05-18T07:32:47","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T07:32:47","slug":"i-prepared-a-concession-speech-before-2016-elections-ex-prez-mahama-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/18\/i-prepared-a-concession-speech-before-2016-elections-ex-prez-mahama-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"I Prepared A Concession Speech Before 2016 Elections &#8211; Ex-Prez Mahama | Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"-8mfmQSao48\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Election 2016: President Mahama\u2019s concession speech\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-8mfmQSao48?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>John Mahama, the former president has said he went into the 2016 elections knowing that he could lose or win therefore he had speeches prepared for both circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>President\u00a0Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo\u00a0defeated his main opponent by 53.8% to 44.4% in the polls after a third attempt at the presidency.<\/p>\n<p>Talking to Samson Kasumba on Uganda-based\u00a0NBS Television, Mahama said he has a track record of conceding defeat but feels the 2020 election ended under questionable circumstances.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Win or lose<br \/>\u201cWhen going into an election, prepare to either win or lose. In 2016, I prepared two speeches, and unfortunately, I had to use the concession speech in 2016,\u201d Mahama said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 2016, I was the incumbent\u00a0President, and I lost an election. I conceded and congratulated my opponent and attended his inauguration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a track record of conceding to elections asserting they were free and fair. 2021 was not the same. When I was President, we didn\u2019t interfere with the election security committee. They did their job,\u201d Mahama said.<\/p>\n<p><em>World-class EC<\/em><br \/>Mahama said despite challenges, Ghana\u2019s Electoral Commission has earned for itself an enviable record of world-class electoral body.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have gone from metallic boxes to transparent boxes, photo ID cards, and biometric registration.<br \/>We believe the Electoral Commission has built enough capacity to hold a free and fair election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have held several elections since 1992 in Ghana. Ghana has become the gold standard for elections, and our electoral commission is prided as one of the best on the continent,\u201d the former president said.<\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"peace_black_text_4\">Source: UTV\/asaaseradio.com<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"clear:both\">\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"peace_red_text_1\">Disclaimer<\/span>: <span class=\"peace_ash_text_1\">Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of Peacefmonline.com. Peacefmonline.com accepts no responsibility legal or otherwise for their accuracy of . Please report any inappropriate  to us, and we will evaluate it as a matter of priority.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Featured Video\n<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"wB2-NHndouE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Our Fight Against Sim Card Registration Is Unending- Hon. 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