The outgoing vice president of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has spoken about the results of the recently concluded general elections.
Speaking on post-election analysis, Bawumia claims that the NDC did not win the election, but rather handed it away.
He made this statement just days after conceding defeat to John Mahama, who won the election by more than 1.5 million votes.
On December 9, 2024, the Electoral Commissioner declared the presidential results based on 167 of Ghana’s constituencies.
Mahama polled 6,328,397 votes, representing 56.55% of the votes cast, while Dr Bawumia got 4,657,304 votes, representing 41.61% of the votes cast, yen.com.gh also reports.
Before the official declaration, Bawumia conceded, calling Mahama and the NDC’s win a decisive victory.
On December 10, a group of constituents from the Klottey Korle constituency paid a courtesy call on the New Patriotic Party candidate.
At the gathering, he said that the NPP gave away the victory to the NDC, arguing that while the NDC managed to maintain its number of votes from the previous elections, the NPP’s lot reduced by 40%.
Dr Bawumia comforted the supporters and urged them not to blame others but to instead pool efforts in building a united front for the next elections in 2028.
Mamaha, on the other hand, claimed to revive Ghana after announcing his 26 policies.
In his victory address, Mahama indicated that he would require joint efforts from Ghanaians to assist him fill the gap left by the outgoing leaders during their eight years in office.
In response to his claims, some Ghanaians have expressed displeasure, with Bawumia urging him to apologise for his shambolic and devastating defeat in the elections.
Some of the purported NPP electorates also claims to have believed terrible leadership style of administration throughout their eight years in office, which caused them not to vote for Bawumia.
“We gave the victory away to the NDC. Their numbers didn’t increase. This is the time to rebuild the party and stay together! Stop the blame games.” – Dr. Bawumia, NPP flagbearer, passionately shares as constituents of Klottey Korle pay a courtesy call on him.#GhanaPolls2024… pic.twitter.com/Ck0m8DK6S2
— ChannelOne TV (@Channel1TVGHA) December 10, 2024
SOURCE: hellovybes.com
