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BREAKING: Ghana: Akufo-Addo Re-Elected As President

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Ghana Presidential Election, President Akufo-Addo defeats Mahama with 515, 541 votes to return.

The presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), and the incumbent president of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo has been declared winner of 2020 presidential election.

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Akufo-Addo polled 6,730,430 votes to defeat his opponent the former President, John Mahama, who contested under the National Democratic Congress.

Mahama polled  6,214,889 votes. Mathematically, Akufo-Addo defeated Mahama with 515, 541 votes.
Jean Mensah, chairperson of the electoral commission of Ghana, announced the result on Wednesday evening.

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Mensah said the total valid votes cast were 30,434,574, representing 79 percent of registered voters.

Akufo-Addo won in eight of the 16 regions while Mr Mahama won in the other eight.

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