The narrative portraying Vice President Dr.
Mahamudu Bawumia as the first incumbent presidential candidate in Ghana's Fourth Republic to concede defeat before the Electoral Commission's formal declaration of results is historically inaccurate.
According to former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, this claim overlooks a significant precedent set by Professor John Evans Atta Mills, the Vice President and National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate in the 2000 election runoff.
On December 29, 2000, a day after the election and before the official declaration by Electoral Commission Chairman Dr.