Ghana’s former president, John Dramani Mahama, has made a historic comeback, successful the presidential election after voters rejected the ruling New Patriotic Get together (NPP) over its administration of the nation’s financial disaster. Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, the NPP candidate, conceded defeat on Sunday, regardless of ongoing official vote tallying. Bawumia’s concession relies on preliminary outcomes which point out that Mahama garnered 56.3% of votes in opposition to his 41.3%. Mahama, who led the West African nation from 2012 to 2017, had tried to reclaim management in 2016 and 2020. His win, on his third try, displays Ghanaians’ widespread frustration with excessive inflation and a debt disaster underneath outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo’s eight-year tenure. Financial challenges, together with forex devaluation, dominated the election, as Mahama leveraged public discontent regardless of criticism of his personal previous governance. Ghana’s electoral fee is anticipated to launch official outcomes by Tuesday.
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN
