In a post-2024 election interview, President-Elect John Dramani Mahama mentioned the 'Azumah Principle' as the strategy adopted by the National Democratic Congress to secure victory in the recently held elections.
Per John Mahama's explanation, the NDC, owing to their mistrust of the Electoral Commission, went into the elections with the objective of winning by margins that would become impossible for the EC to overturn with any form of machinations.
He explained that the 'Azumah Principle,' as understood by the NDC, ensured that they policed the ballot papers effectively and thwarted any possible rigging by the NPP and EC through their vigilance.
Origin of the Azumah Principle The Azumah Principle, as it has come to be known, is attributed to Ghanaian boxing icon Azumah Nelson.