Ghana election results: Former President John Mahama claims victory in tight race
FirstpostFormer President John Dramani Mahama has claimed victory in the Ghana elections. He has held roles as a member of parliament, chairman of the West Africa Caucus at the Pan-African Parliament, and chairman of the regional bloc ECOWAS Former President John Dramani Mahama claimed a historic comeback victory in Ghana’s presidential election, defeating the ruling New Patriotic Party as voters punished the government for its handling of an economic crisis. Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, the NPP candidate, conceded defeat Sunday following Saturday’s election, acknowledging public frustration over surging living costs and economic turmoil. “Let me say that the data from our own internal collation of the election results indicate that former President John Dramani Mahama has won the Presidential election decisively,” Bawumia said in a press conference flanked by party officials.