John Mahama has emerged President of Ghana following the election conducted on Saturday.
“The people of Ghana have spoken, the people have voted for change at this time and we respect it with all humility,” Mahamudu Bawumia, Ghana Vive-President said in a press conference flanked by party officials.
For Mahama, president from 2012-2017, it was his third attempt to reclaim the nation’s top post after falling short in 2016 and 2020 elections.
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) also claimed victory in the parliamentary election.
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The elections were held amid the country’s worst economic crisis in a generation, which included Ghana defaulting on its debt.
President Nana Akufo-Addo is stepping down after serving two terms in office, and Bawumia represented the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the election.
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