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Bawumia explains his decision to concede defeat prior to the announcement of the election results.

Thu, 26 Dec 2024 Source: Isaac Appiah

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the vice president of Ghana and the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2024 elections, has explained why he chose to accept defeat before the official results were announced by the Electoral Commission. My News GH said that Dr. Bawumia stated that worries about preserving national harmony had an impact on his choice. The opposition at the time was claiming that the NPP was going to rig the elections. Tension resulted from this, and he believed that in order to avoid any disturbance, prompt action was required.

Instead of waiting for the Electoral Commission to make a pronouncement, Dr. Bawumia decided to accept the results after examining the electoral statistics, which indicated that he had lost. To calm people down and prevent any possible violence that may jeopardize the stability of the nation, he thought this action was crucial.He clarified for his supporters that the peace in Ghana was the most crucial issue.Violence or disorder, Dr. Bawumia continued, might have deterred investors and hampered the nation's advancement even more.He should wait for the formal announcement, according to certain members of his campaign team, who disapproved of his choice. It was unprecedented, they contended, to admit defeat before the results were made public by the Electoral Commission. But Dr. Bawumia refused to back down, claiming that their data was correct and that postponing the surrender may

He reassured his followers that everything happens for the first time and that it was the right decision to give up early.Regardless of what people thought of his choice, he was focused on maintaining Ghana's security and tranquility. Even though the election commission hasn't made a decision yet, Ghana needs peace. My team members said things like, "You can't go out and concede; we don't know if all this data is right; let's wait," and so on. "Look, we know that this data is correct from our system," I said.Waiting will increase tension and maybe lead to violence because people will believe that we are attempting to rig the election since that is the message that will be conveyed.They

Source: Isaac Appiah