Ghana: Dramani Mahama concedes to Akufo-Addo
December 9 2016 By Abiodun Giwa
Dramani Mahama, the incumbent president and Nana Akufo, the challenger
Dramani Nahama has conceded to Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party, Ghana's opposition party's candidate in the presidential election held on Wednesday. He had said that he had won the election.
But reports said that the Ghana Electoral Commission had not officially announced the results, at the time that Akufo-Addo declared himself the winner, before Maham's concession.
On the other hand, the party of the incumbent President Dramani Mahama, the National Democratic Congress, also said that the incumbent had won the election. The party now says that its casndidate had conceded.
However, there had been consensus of opinions that the opposition candidate was leading in the entire numbers released so far, though the electoral commision said it is yet to complete counting votes from the north, in addition to votes from another region.
Because of the seeming confusion over the election results, Godfrey Brenya, a Ghanaian resident in New York, expresses fears this may lead his country to the brinks.
Very early on Thursday morning before dawn, a day after the presidential elections in Ghaha, Brenya told this reporter that the New Patritoc Party, NPP, the major opposition party in Ghana was leading in about 80% of the election results known, but not officially authenticated by the electoral commission, and that the opposition party has declared itself the election winner.
At the same time, Brenya said that the opposition party had asked the National Democratic Congress, the party of the incumbent President Dramani Mahama, to concede the election, while the country's electoral commission was yet to officially announced the results.
"I don't think what the opposition party has done is right. Although, I am a supporter of the opposition party, i feel that the party should have waited for the electoral commission's announcement."
About an hour later after the meeting with Brenya, a discussion with Evans Asare, another Ghanaian resident in New York, revealed that the NPP was leading in the election and that a particular ambassador of an unanmed country had visted the NPP's candidate and congratulated him, and that the people are only waiting for the electoral commission to officially annouce the opposition candidate as the winner.
Meanwhile, five other opposition candidates are reported to have conceded defeat to Akufo -Addo, the major opposition party candidate and that he is waiting for the incumbent to concede. Unfortunately, the incumbent's party has also announced that its candidate is leading in the elections.
In the midst of the cloudy situation, the Ghana Electoral Commision has assured Ghanaians that the election results would not be doctored, and that the true number of votes counted would be released. However, Ibrahim Idriss, another New York resident in Ghanaian in an interview on Friday says he believes that with the unconfirmed news that the electoral system has been attacked by virus, it means that something has gone wrong and that there may be plans by the incumbent's party to rig the election.
Idriss said that it is better for the incumbent to go, because Ghana's current situation is bad. "People are crying. It is that bad. It is not feasible for him to win re-election." Another Ghanaian, who spoke in anonymity said that the opposition was leading in the elections and believes that the opposition may have won, because the party in power has messed up the country and the situation is bad for Ghanaians.
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But reports said that the Ghana Electoral Commission had not officially announced the results, at the time that Akufo-Addo declared himself the winner, before Maham's concession.
On the other hand, the party of the incumbent President Dramani Mahama, the National Democratic Congress, also said that the incumbent had won the election. The party now says that its casndidate had conceded.
However, there had been consensus of opinions that the opposition candidate was leading in the entire numbers released so far, though the electoral commision said it is yet to complete counting votes from the north, in addition to votes from another region.
Because of the seeming confusion over the election results, Godfrey Brenya, a Ghanaian resident in New York, expresses fears this may lead his country to the brinks.
Very early on Thursday morning before dawn, a day after the presidential elections in Ghaha, Brenya told this reporter that the New Patritoc Party, NPP, the major opposition party in Ghana was leading in about 80% of the election results known, but not officially authenticated by the electoral commission, and that the opposition party has declared itself the election winner.
At the same time, Brenya said that the opposition party had asked the National Democratic Congress, the party of the incumbent President Dramani Mahama, to concede the election, while the country's electoral commission was yet to officially announced the results.
"I don't think what the opposition party has done is right. Although, I am a supporter of the opposition party, i feel that the party should have waited for the electoral commission's announcement."
About an hour later after the meeting with Brenya, a discussion with Evans Asare, another Ghanaian resident in New York, revealed that the NPP was leading in the election and that a particular ambassador of an unanmed country had visted the NPP's candidate and congratulated him, and that the people are only waiting for the electoral commission to officially annouce the opposition candidate as the winner.
Meanwhile, five other opposition candidates are reported to have conceded defeat to Akufo -Addo, the major opposition party candidate and that he is waiting for the incumbent to concede. Unfortunately, the incumbent's party has also announced that its candidate is leading in the elections.
In the midst of the cloudy situation, the Ghana Electoral Commision has assured Ghanaians that the election results would not be doctored, and that the true number of votes counted would be released. However, Ibrahim Idriss, another New York resident in Ghanaian in an interview on Friday says he believes that with the unconfirmed news that the electoral system has been attacked by virus, it means that something has gone wrong and that there may be plans by the incumbent's party to rig the election.
Idriss said that it is better for the incumbent to go, because Ghana's current situation is bad. "People are crying. It is that bad. It is not feasible for him to win re-election." Another Ghanaian, who spoke in anonymity said that the opposition was leading in the elections and believes that the opposition may have won, because the party in power has messed up the country and the situation is bad for Ghanaians.
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