{"id":262963,"date":"2024-12-08T13:25:16","date_gmt":"2024-12-08T13:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/08\/peace-council-congratulates-mahama-commends-bawumia\/"},"modified":"2024-12-08T13:25:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T13:25:16","slug":"peace-council-congratulates-mahama-commends-bawumia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/08\/peace-council-congratulates-mahama-commends-bawumia\/","title":{"rendered":"Peace Council congratulates Mahama, commends Bawumia"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                       \n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The National Peace Council (NPC) has applauded Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia for his gracious concession speech following his defeat in the just-ended presidential race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement issued on Sunday, December 8, the NPC praised Dr Bawumia\u2019s leadership in respecting the peace pact signed by the presidential candidates before the election to uphold peace before, during, and after the elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The release further noted that Dr Bawumia&#8217;s actions have greatly enhanced Ghana\u2019s democratic processes and made the nation proud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read also: Bawumia concedes defeat, calls for unity after NPP\u2019s massive election loss<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> &#8220;We commend H.E. Bawumia for respecting his commitment to the 4th Presidential Elections Peace Pact. This action has enhanced Ghana\u2019s democratic processes and made our country proud,&#8221; the NPC said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The NPC also congratulated former President John Dramani Mahama for publicly accepting the concession, which was announced by Bawumia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/NPC.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10032654285\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the nation awaits the official declaration of results by the Electoral Commission (EC), the NPC has called for continued calm from all parties and their supporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The EC, in a brief statement hours after the Vice President&#8217;s concession message urged the public to exercise patience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n                <p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>      \n               \n <!-- Post Tags -->\n                \n\n                        \n\n    \n                                 \n                                             \n                    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Peace Council (NPC) has applauded Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia for his gracious concession speech following his defeat in the just-ended presidential race. 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