Incumbent Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has won the contest held on Monday, according to the country’s electoral body.
He polled 6, 730, 413 votes to defeat his closest challenger, John Dramani Mahama, who garnered 6, 214, 889 ballots.
However, his opponents kick and call foul play in the process, thereby raising tension in the normally peaceful country.
The Ghanaian electoral commission yesterday declared Nana Akufo-Addo winner of the country’s presidential election.
The 76-year-old from the center-right New Patriotic Party (NPP) better Mahama of the center-left National Democratic Congress (NDC) by 51.59 per cent of the vote. x
It is expected that this will be his second and final term in accordance with the Ghanaian constitution.
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EC Chairperson, Jean Adukwei Mensa
To God be all the glory, great things He has done, and greater things He will do. On behalf of the Electoral Commission of Ghana, I welcome you to a significant moment in our country’s history: The Declaration of the Results of the 2020 Presidential Elections. We had aimed at delivering the results 24 hours after the Election, but as the saying goes, man proposes, but God disposes.
We encountered a few challenges, including unexpected rains which halted voting in some polling stations leading to a few delays coupled with the usual requests for recounting in some polling stations. We regret the anxiety caused and ask that you bear with us. We hope that in subsequent elections we will be able to live up to our timeline. I indicate that this is a historic election because this is the first time that the Election day went by without major incidents and occurrences. It is no wonder that the BBC described this year’s election as “boring” – a
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