INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu Commends Ghana’s Innovation, Political Stability In 2024 Presidential, Parliamentary Election
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has expressed his fascination for a political tradition in Ghana where politicians hardly defect to another party every general election — a practice that is common in Nigeria.
Yakubu also commended Ghana’s electoral process, especially its innovations and political stability as key factors in the smooth conduct of its 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections.
FCNN reports that Ghana’s ex-president, John Dramani Mahama, won the country’s presidential election held on Saturday after his main opponent, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), conceded defeat.
Speaking with FCNN at his residence, Bawumia said Mahama’s National Democratic Congress (NDC) also won the parliamentary election.
The VP confirmed that he had called his opponent, Mahama, to congratulate him.
“The people of Ghana have spoken and they have voted for change at this time. We respect this with all humility,” Bawumia told FCNN.
The defeat in Saturday’s election ends two terms in power for the governing party under Nana Akufo-Addo, marked by Ghana’s worst economic crisis in years, involving high inflation and a debt default.
Prof Yakubu, who monitored the election, alongside Yiaga Africa observers and spoke with FCNN, noted the political stability inherent in Ghana’s democracy, and the consistency of its political party structures and voter loyalty.
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has expressed his fascination for a political tradition in Ghana where politicians hardly defect to another party every general election — a practice that is common in Nigeria.
Yakubu also commended Ghana’s electoral process, especially its innovations and political stability as key factors in the smooth conduct of its 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections.
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