- Ghana’s former President, John Mahama, has won the country’s presidential elections.
- Mahama’s main competitor, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, conceded an early defeat.
- Mahama’s anticipated return to the presidency marks a new chapter in Ghana’s political landscape.
Ghana’s former President John Mahama has won the country’s presidential elections after his main competitor, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, conceded defeat. Bawumia said he had called John Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to congratulate him. Mahama confirmed on his X (formerly Twitter) profile that he had received Bawumia’s congratulatory call over his “emphatic victory.”
Blaring horns and jubilation, John Mahama’s supporters were already convening and celebrating outside NDC’s campaign headquarters in Ghana’s capital, Accra.
“The people of Ghana have spoken, the people have voted for change at this time, and we respect it with all humility,” Bawumia said in a news conference on Sunday. The vice president also said Mahama had “decisively” …
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