{"id":262874,"date":"2024-12-08T10:25:53","date_gmt":"2024-12-08T10:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/08\/ghanas-ruling-party-candidate-bawumia-concedes-defeat-in-election\/"},"modified":"2024-12-08T10:25:53","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T10:25:53","slug":"ghanas-ruling-party-candidate-bawumia-concedes-defeat-in-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/08\/ghanas-ruling-party-candidate-bawumia-concedes-defeat-in-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana\u2019s Ruling Party Candidate Bawumia Concedes Defeat in Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Ghana\u2019s ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, said on Sunday he had accepted defeat in the presidential election held on Saturday, December 8, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Bawumia stated that he had called his opponent, John Mahama, to congratulate him.<\/p>\n<p>In a public address from his residence hours after results began trickling in, Bawumia acknowledged his opponent\u2019s victory and expressed gratitude to Ghanaians for the opportunity to serve as Vice President and presidential candidate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe people of Ghana have spoken; they have voted for change at this time, and we respect it with all humility,\u201d he said at a press conference.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Bawumia acknowledged the provisional results from the party\u2019s internal collation, which indicate a victory for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and its candidate, former President John Dramani Mahama.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana\u2019s ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, said on Sunday he had accepted defeat in the presidential election held on Saturday, December 8, 2024. 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