Elections 2024: Bawumia Concedes To Mahama, Details Of His Call Emerge
- New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has conceded defeat in the 2024 presidential elections
- Bawumia called the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, to congratulate him
- Bawumia later held a press briefing to address the nation and announce his opponent as president-elect
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has called the former President John Mahama to concede defeat in the 2024 general elections.
The decision to concede came on Sunday morning, December 8, 2024, barely 24 hours after the polls had started.
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Mahama informed the country that Dr Bawumia had conceded through a post on X, saying:
"I have, this morning, received a congratulatory call from my brother Dr @MBawumia, following my emphatic victory in Saturday’s election."
Not long after Mahama's tweet, Dr. Bawumia addressed the nation. In his speech, he shared details of his call with the former president.
He stated that the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) internal collation indicated that John Mahama and the NDC had decisively won the presidential and parliamentary elections.
"I've just called His Excellency John Dramani Mahama to congratulate him as President-Elect of the Republic of Ghana," he said.
He thanked Ghanaians who voted for him and those who even took the time to consider his policies, adding that his decision to concede promptly was to calm down tensions and preserve peace in Ghana.
Mahama's big lead over Bawumia
Dr Bawumia's decision to concede came after bouts of information trickled to the public that Mahama had taken a commanding lead against his opponent.
While the Electoral Commission had yet to certify any results by 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, December 8, the NDC's collation put Mahama ahead with over 56% of votes.
The NDC's figures, which Mahama observed in a video, suggested that the former president had garnered 5.9 million against Bawumia's 4.3 million.
Dumelo claims victory in Ayawaso West
Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh reported that John Dumelo had claimed the Ayawaso West Wuogon parliamentary seat for the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
Dumelo, who had a commanding lead against incumbent MP Lydia Alhassan of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), declared himself the winner ahead of the official announcement.
Proofread by Samuel Gitonga, Copy Editor at YEN.com.gh
Source: YEN.com.gh
