The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has officially declared John Dramani Mahama as the President-elect following the 2024 general elections.
The announcement was made after a thorough collation of results from all 276 constituencies across the country.
Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), secured a decisive victory with 6,328,397 votes representing 56.55% of the valid votes cast, defeating his primary rival, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who garnered 4,657,304 votes representing 41.61%, marking a significant comeback to the presidency after his previous term ended in 2017.
Jean Mensa, EC Chairperson made the declaration in Accra on Monday.