I conceded early to protect the peace of Ghana- Dr Mahamudu Bawumia

Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the just ended December 7 elections, has revealed that he conceded early to maintain peace in the country.

Addressing supporters of the party at his residence on Thursday, December 26, he said that his concession was to stop tensions from rising and prevent creating an impression that they were trying to rig the elections.

He reiterated his commitment to preserving the peace and stability of Ghana, saying that that was what influenced his decision to concede early although he was advised by his campaign team to wait.

“So, even though the Electoral Commission had not yet pronounced [the winner], in fact some of my people in my team were saying, you can’t go out to concede, we don’t know if all this data is right, let’s wait. But I said, look, we know this data is right from our own system.

“You know, so if you wait, you build up more tension and violence could come because people would think we are trying to rig the election because that is the message that was coming, that we were trying to rig the election”.

the Electoral Commission declared John Dramani Mahama the winner, with 6,328,397 votes, representing 56.55% of the valid votes cast.

By : Janice Opoku-Agyemang