{"id":272559,"date":"2024-12-29T19:12:10","date_gmt":"2024-12-29T19:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/29\/conceding-defeat-as-incumbent-presidential-candidate-before-official-declaration-of-results-is-not-new-martin-amidu\/"},"modified":"2024-12-29T19:12:10","modified_gmt":"2024-12-29T19:12:10","slug":"conceding-defeat-as-incumbent-presidential-candidate-before-official-declaration-of-results-is-not-new-martin-amidu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/29\/conceding-defeat-as-incumbent-presidential-candidate-before-official-declaration-of-results-is-not-new-martin-amidu\/","title":{"rendered":"Conceding defeat as incumbent presidential candidate before official declaration of results is not new- Martin Amidu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former Special prosecutor, Martin Amidu has stated that Dr. Bawumia conceding defeat as incumbent presidential candidate before official declaration of results from Electoral Commission is not the first time in the Fourth Republic.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the late Former President of Ghana, John Evans Atta Mills who was Vice President and presidential candidate for the National Democratic Congress did the same during the 2000 runoff election.<\/p>\n<p><button><span>See More<!-- --> <\/span><span>\u276f<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Special prosecutor, Martin Amidu has stated that Dr. Bawumia conceding defeat as incumbent presidential candidate before official declaration of results from Electoral Commission is not the first time in the Fourth Republic. 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