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Ghana’s President re-elected, opponent rejects results

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Ghana’s president Nana Akufo-Addo has won re-election to serve another four year term in office.

He was declared winner of the presidential election on Wednesday by the country’s electoral commission chairperson.

President Akufo-Addo won by 51.59 percent with his closest rival, the former president, John Mahama securing 47.36 per cent of votes.

“At the end of the polls, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party, obtained 6,730,413 votes, being 51.595% of the total valid votes cast.” Jean Mensa, Chairperson of the electoral commission told a news conference.

At least five people have been killed in post-election violence but the country is relatively calm after the election results were declared.

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But the opposition party and its leader, John Mahama have rejected the results refusing to concede defeat.

The opposition complained of rigging by the government with support from the electoral commission, claims that have been rejected by both parties.

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Ghana’s major presidential candidates sign peace pact ahead of polls

Maravi Post Reporter

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The two leading candidates in Ghana’s Presidential election on December 7 have signed a peace pact at a ceremony in the capital, Accra.

The incumbent President Nana Akufo-Addo and opposition leader and former president John Mahama committed to a peaceful election in an event that was broadcast live on national television.

Both leading candidates will be going head to head for the third time in a presidential election.

In 2012, former president John Mahama beat the President Akufo-Addo but the current president was successful in the 2016 election when they both contested again.

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Organizers of the peace pact event are hoping it encourages supporters of the leading candidates for the election to eschew violence before, during and after the election.

More than 17 million registered voters will not only be voting for a new president on Monday but choosing 275 lawmakers as well.

A winner in the presidential election would have to secure more than 50 percent of the total votes.

If none of the presidential candidates in the election secures more than 50 percent of votes, a run-off will take place later this month.

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Ghana holds special voting ahead of December 7 polls

Maravi Post Reporter

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Ghana is holding a special voting exercise ahead of the actual voting day on December 7, 2020.

Over 100,000 registered voters largely security officers, journalists and persons expected to discharge election duties on December 7 are casting their ballots.

Covid-19 protocols are being strictly adhered by voters and officials managing the electoral process.

There have been reports of relative calm at various polling stations across the country but pockets of reports of some voters not able to find their names on the electoral roll.

The electoral commission has assured all those who are unable to vote during the special voting will do so on December 7.

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There are 12 presidential candidates in the 2020 general elections with voters expected to also elect 275 parliamentarians.

The two leading candidates for the presidential election are incumbent President Nana Akufo Addo and former president from the opposition, John Mahama.

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Ghana: Ex-graft prosecutor says president is ‘mother serpent of corruption’

Maravi Post Reporter

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The former Special Prosecutor for corruption in Ghana, Martin Amidu has described the president, Nana Akufo Addo as “mother serpent of corruption.”

Amidu resigned on November 16, 2020 saying in his letter to Ghana’s President that “The one condition upon which I accepted to be nominated as the Special Prosecutor when you invited me to your Office on 10th January 2018 was your firm promise to me that you will respect and ensure same by your Government for my independence and freedom of action as the Special Prosecutor.”

Mr. Amidu believed he wasn’t given that freedom and independence to operate forcing him to exit.

In his resignation letter Amidu said the public back-lash that greeted his corruption risk assessment on a government sanctioned deal called the Agyapa Royalties Limited Transactions finally forced him to quit.

Amidu noted that “In undertaking the analysis of the risk of prevention of corruption and anti-corruption assessment I sincerely believed that I was executing an independent mandate under the Office of the Special Prosecutor, Act, 2017 (Act 959) and the Office of the Special Prosecutor (Operations) Regulations, 2018 (L. I. 2374).”

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But the President responded strongly to discredit the former anti-corruption prosecutor, something Amidu deemed an attempt to tarnish his image.

On Friday in a 27 page response said Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo as a president who took the presidential “oath while looking like the innocent flower of anti-corruption but being the mother serpent of corruption under it.”

In 2018 President of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo appointed Mr. Amidu as the country’s first ever special prosecutor whose prime duty will be to investigate and prosecute corrupt public officials.

The former attorney general was highly considered by many at the time to be very independent and a strong character.

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But the same year of his appointment Mr. Amidu accused government officials of stifling his effort to fight corruption.

Martin Amidu is a member of Ghana’s opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), making the appointment at the time historic in a country where most appointments are made on partisan bases.

Ghana’s special prosecutor for corruption resigns

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