John Dramani Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been formally announced as the 2024 general election president-elect by Jean Mensa, the chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC).
The former president, Mr. Mahama, won by a wide margin in the nationwide elections that were held on Saturday, December 7.
The EC reports that Mr. John Mahama received 6,328,397 votes, or 56.55% of the vote, while Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the vice president and presidential candidate of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), received 4,657,304 votes, or 41.61%.
There are 11,191,422 legitimate votes overall, while 239,109 ballots were rejected. 11,430,531 votes were cast in total.
With 267 constituencies, the voter turnout percentage is 60.9%.
In line with the Constitution, Ghanaians cast ballots over the weekend to choose a new President of the Republic and new Members of Parliament (MPs).
The NDC has gained enough seats to secure a definite majority in parliament, despite the fact that several seats are still up for debate.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com/Joseph Asare
