{"id":263070,"date":"2024-12-08T16:49:30","date_gmt":"2024-12-08T16:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/08\/ghana-vp-bawumia-concedes-defeat-to-mahama\/"},"modified":"2024-12-08T16:49:30","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T16:49:30","slug":"ghana-vp-bawumia-concedes-defeat-to-mahama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/08\/ghana-vp-bawumia-concedes-defeat-to-mahama\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana VP Bawumia concedes defeat to Mahama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Just hours before the official declaration of the election results by the Ghana\u2019s electoral commission, Mahamudu Bawumia the Vice President has sent a congratulatory message to fellow contender former president John Mahama, conceding his defeat.\n<\/p>\n<p>The defeat in Saturday\u2019s election marked the end of two terms in power for the NPP under President Nana Akufo-Addo, which has been characterised by Ghana\u2019s worst economic crisis in years, high inflation, and debt default.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe people of Ghana have spoken and they have voted for change at this time. We respect this with all humility,\u201d Bawumia said at a press conference.\n<\/p>\n<p>On his X account, Mahama confirmed that he had received Bawumia\u2019s congratulatory call over his \u201cemphatic victory.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>Read also: Tinubu congratulates Ghana president -elect, Mahama<\/p>\n<p>The Vice President acknowledged that Mahama had won the presidency \u201cdecisively,\u201d and that Mahama\u2019s NDC party had also won the country\u2019s parliamentary election, according to the NPP\u2019s internal vote tally.\n<\/p>\n<p>Ghana\u2019s economic troubles were the central issue in the election, following a crisis of default and currency devaluation that resulted in a $3 billion International Monetary Fund bailout. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier, NDC spokesman Sammy Gyamfi told reporters that the party\u2019s internal review of results showed Mahama won 56.3 per cent of the vote, compared to Bawumia\u2019s 41.3 percent.\n<\/p>\n<p>It is very clear that the people of this country have voted for change,\u201d Gyamfi said.\n<\/p>\n<p>Political parties had agents at polling stations to observe and tally the initial vote counts before the ballots were sent for official collation by the election commission.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, AFP reported that the Commission Deputy Commissioner Bossman Asare told reporters that regional results had yet to arrive at the national centre.\n<\/p>\n<p>The commission had said the official results were likely to be announced by Tuesday.\n<\/p>\n<p>With a history of democratic stability, Ghana\u2019s two main parties, the NPP and NDC, have alternated in power since the return to multi-party politics in 1992.\n<\/p>\n<p>Bawumia confirmed that he had called his opponent, Mahama \u2014 the National Democratic Congress candidate and former president \u2014 to congratulate him.\n<\/p>\n<p>                            <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/businessday.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Newsletter-webBanner2.jpg?w=1170&ssl=1\" class=\"newsletter-banner\"> --><\/p>\n<p>                            <span><span><\/p>\n<p><noscript><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/servedby.flashtalking.com\/imp\/7\/249648;8674159;205;gif;BusinessDayNetwork;ZohoBusinessdayNG300x250\/?gdpr=${GDPR}&amp;gdpr_consent=${GDPR_CONSENT_78}&amp;us_privacy=${US_PRIVACY}\"\/><br \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span>                        <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just hours before the official declaration of the election results by the Ghana\u2019s electoral commission, Mahamudu Bawumia the Vice President has sent a congratulatory message to fellow contender former president John Mahama, conceding his defeat. 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