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 Slyvester Mensah
Slyvester Mensah

Aspirants concede defeat

The six National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential aspirants who lost to former President John Dramani Mahama in the party’s presidential primary have conceded defeat and pledged to throw their weight behind him to clinch victory for the party in the 2020 elections.

The six — Professor Joshua Alabi, Mr Ekwow Spio-Gabrah, Mr Sylvester Mensah, Alhaji Nurideen Iddrisu, Mr Alban Bagbin and Mr Goosie Tanoh — have called Mr Mahama, with some issuing statements, to congratulate him on emerging the winner in last Saturday’s election that took place in all the 275 constituencies in the country, as well as in the NDC headquarters.

Some of them acknowledged Mr Mahama’s overwhelming endorsement, while others expressed shock at their poor showing, particularly in their home constituencies.

Background

Mr Mahama secured 95.24 per cent endorsement from the 225,521 delegates who turned up at the various polling centres to vote.

The results released by the Electoral Commission (EC) indicated that the former President polled 213,487 votes, representing 95.24 per cent of the total valid votes cast, with the other six contenders together obtaining about four per cent.

The total votes cast were 225,521, total valid votes were 224,184, while 1,327 ballots were rejected.

The eligible delegates were 262,142.

Prof. Alabi

Speaking with an Accra-based radio station moments before the EC declared the results, Prof. Alabi said he had extended his hearty congratulation to former President Mahama.

“The results indicate that the former President has won. I have called and congratulated him,” the former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) said.

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