By Nurat Uthman
Ghana’s ruling New Patriotic Party candidate, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, conceded defeat to former President John Mahama in the country’s presidential election on Sunday, after failing to overcome widespread frustration over the struggling economy.
The defeat in Saturday’s election marked the end of two terms in power for the NPP under President Nana Akufo-Addo, characterised by Ghana’s worst economic crisis in years, high inflation, and debt default.
“The people of Ghana have spoken and they have voted for change at this time. We respect this with all humility,” Bawumia said at a press conference.
Bawumia confirmed that he had called his opponent, Mahama the National Democratic Congress candidate and former president to congratulate him
With blaring horns and cheering, Mahama supporters had already begun gathering to celebrate outside the party’s campaign headquarters in Accra.
On his X account, Mahama confirmed that he had received Bawumia’s congratulatory call over his “emphatic victory.”
The Vice President acknowledged that Mahama had won the presidency “decisively,” and that Mahama’s NDC party had also won the country’s parliamentary election, according to the NPP’s internal vote tally.
