By Incumbent Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo has secured a second and final term in office. According to results from the election commission showed on Wednesday, he got 51.59 percent of the vote, as rising tensions followed the announcement of the results.
The 76-year-old Akufo-Addo ran for re-election on the platform of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) against his main rival, former president John Mahama of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), and 10 other candidates.
However, crisis characterised the process. Five people were killed in election violence since Monday, police said, marring what observers said was a well-organised vote. The Ghanaian Police Service said it recorded more than 60 incidents at Monday’s vote.
“Twenty-one of the incidents are true cases of electoral violence, six of which involve gunshots resulting in the death of five,” it said.
Independent observers this week congratulated Ghana for conducting largely peaceful polls, in line with its reputation as one of West Africa’s most stable democracies.
