Tag: Mahama
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Just in: Mahama sworn in as Ghana President, Nigerian leaders in attendance
John Dramani Mahama was officially sworn in as Ghana‘s new president in a grand ceremony attended by global dignitaries and leaders.l on Tuesday. The event marked Mahama’s return to power after an eight-year break following his decisive victory in Ghana’s December elections. The 66-year-old former president secured 56.6% of the vote, a commanding lead in…
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Ghana election: EC stole victory for Akufo-Addo, says Mahama
The National Democratic Congress, said on Thursday that it won both the parliamentary and presidential elections in Ghana, accusing the Electoral Commission of manipulating the results for President Nana Akufo-Addo’s New Patriotic Party. Former President John Dramani Mahama, who was the presidential candidate of the NDC in the election, said his party will do everything…
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Ghana elections: Confusion as Akufo-Addo, Mahama claim victory
Ghana’s ruling party, the New Patriotic Party, and the opposition National Democratic Congress have claimed victory in Monday’s general election. Ghanaians went to the polls on December 7 to elect a president and parliamentarians. President Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party is contesting against former president John Mahama of the National Democratic Congress and…
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Ghana elections: John Mahama, Nana Akufo-Addo vote as Ghanaians choose new leader [Photos]
Voting has begun in the West African nation of Ghana, where ballots are being cast for president and members of the 275-seat legislature. Although 12 candidates are seeking the presidency, the race is viewed as a two-way contest between incumbent President Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriot Party and former president John Mahama, the leader…
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Ghana elections: Obasanjo writes Akufo-Addo, Mahama, calls for peaceful poll
Nigeria’s ex-President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has fired a letter to two major contending political parties in the December 7 presidential election in Ghana. The parties are the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress, NDC. John Dramani Mahama, a former Ghana’s president between 24 July 2012 to 7 January 2017, is vying for…
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Mahama to run for Ghana president in 2020
Former Ghanaian President, John Mahama has declared his intention to run for presidency in the 2020 general election, putting an end to months of speculations. Mr. Mahama of the National Democratic Congress lost his seat to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party in 2016. The former President said he intended to…
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Buhari, other African leaders storm Gambia, pressure Jammeh to step down
President Muhammadu Buhari, his Liberian and Ghanaian counterparts, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and John Mahama, will on Tuesday, leave for Banjul to put diplomatic pressure on President Yahya Jammeh to transfer power to President-elect Adama Barrow. The UN Security Council made the plan known while briefing newsmen after a closed-door meeting by the 15 members on the…