Ghana’s Vice President accepts defeat in elections

Ghana’s Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has accepted defeat in Saturday’s election and congratulated former President John Mahama on his victory.

“The people have voted for change,” Bawumia said.

These elections are being held amid the country’s worst economic crisis in a generation, with the country defaulting on its debt.

Despite Bawumia’s concession, no official results have been declared.

Mahama’s supporters have taken to the streets across the country to celebrate.

The Election Commission (EC) said the results were delayed because supporters of the two main parties were disrupting the process and asked police to clear tally centres.

Bawumia said he was basing his statement on the results based on internal data from the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP).

He said this showed that Mahama had won a “decisive” victory, while the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) also won the parliamentary election.

President Nana Akufo-Addo is stepping down after reaching the official limit of two terms in office.

Mahama, 65, previously led Ghana from 2012 to 2017, when he was replaced by Akufo-Addo.

His previous term in office was marked by a poor economy, frequent power cuts and corruption scandals.

However, Ghanaians are hoping it will be different this time.