INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu Commends Ghana’s Electoral Process, Highlights Political Stability

Mahmood Yakubu

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Sunday commended Ghana’s electoral process, highlighting its innovations and political stability as key factors in the smooth conduct of the elections.

Ghana’s former President John Mahama won the country’s presidential election held on Saturday, December 7, 2024, after his main opponent, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, conceded defeat.

According to AFP, the Election Commission had said the official results were likely to be announced by Tuesday.

The INEC chairman, who monitored the election and spoke in a short video obtained by our correspondent, observed the political stability inherent in Ghana’s democracy, noting the consistency of its political party structures and voter loyalty.”

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Yakubu cited the perseverance of the main opposition candidate, a former vice president and president, who contested multiple elections before achieving success.

“Rarely in Ghana do you see people moving from one party to another with every general election. So, that is important.

“It provides stability.It also provides their supporters stability. So, there are people who support political parties for many years. So, whether the party is in power or in opposition, they stick to the political party,” he added.

“The second thing for me is the lesson that Ghana also learnt from Nigeria in the area of managing constituency election results. Until the last election in Ghana, all results come to the Electoral Commission headquarters in Accra; that is parliamentary and presidential.

“Although Ghana is not a federal system, they learnt from Nigeria where you have returning officers that announce results for parliamentary elections in the various constituencies around the country. Only the presidential election results come to Accra.

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