Ghana vice-president accepts election defeat

Ghana's Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia has accepted decision successful Saturday's predetermination and congratulated erstwhile President John Mahama connected his victory.

"The radical person voted for change," said Bawumia.

The elections travel amidst the country's worst economical situation successful a generation, which saw the state default connected its debt.

Despite Bawumia's concession, nary authoritative results person been declared.

The Electoral Commission (EC) said results had been delayed due to the fact that supporters of the 2 main parties were impeding the process and it had asked the constabulary to wide the collation centres.

Bawumia said helium was basing his connection connected the results according to interior tallies from the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP).

He said these showed Mahama had won "decisively", portion the absorption National Democratic Congress (NDC) had besides won the parliamentary election.

President Nana Akufo-Addo is stepping down aft reaching the authoritative bounds of 2 presumption successful office.

Mahama, 65, antecedently led Ghana from 2012 until 2017, erstwhile helium was replaced by Akufo-Addo.

His erstwhile clip successful bureau was marred by an ailing economy, predominant power-cuts and corruption scandals.

However, Ghanaians anticipation it volition beryllium antithetic this clip round.