JUST IN: Akufo-Addo Calls to Congratulate Mahama on Winning the 2024 Presidential Election
President-Elect John Mahama Receives Call from Akufo-Addo; Leaders Discuss Smooth Transition Plans
- President Akufo-Addo congratulates Mahama
- Mahama and Akufo-Addo agreed to inaugurate the joint transition team by Wednesday, 11 December 2024
- Mahama won with 6,382,397 votes (56.55%)
President Akufo-Addo has called John Dramani Mahama, the President-Elect of Ghana’s 2024 Presidential Election, to offer his congratulations.
Mahama revealed this during his acceptance speech at his campaign office in Cantonments, Accra, following the Electoral Commission’s declaration of the election results.
Mr. Mahama stated that he and Akufo-Addo had the opportunity to discuss matters related to the joint transition team.
“I have also received a congratulatory call from President Akufo-Addo. He graciously extended his congratulations to me. We had the opportunity to discuss matters relating to the joint transition team. I conveyed my sincere regards to him and expressed my readiness for us to work together to ensure a smooth transition process in the best interest of the Ghanaian people,” he said.
Mr. Mahama added that he and Akufo-Addo agreed on an early inauguration of the joint transition team, potentially as soon as Wednesday, 11 December 2024.
However, Mahama noted that the results declared by the Electoral Commission show that the NDC, with him as leader, has achieved one of the most emphatic victories in the electoral history of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.
“Ghanaians have bestowed upon us a very outstanding mandate. I am honored and humbled to receive such overwhelming endorsement from the good people of Ghana,” he stated.
Mr. Mahama secured 6,382,397 votes, representing 56.55% of the total valid votes cast, to win the presidential election.
His closest rival, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), garnered 4,657,304 votes, or 41.61%.
