The National Democratic Congress (NDC) party has chosen former President John Mahama to lead the party for the 2024 general elections
Mahama obtained a landslide victory in the poll by garnering 297,603 votes representing 98.9% of total valid votes cast, beating his only contender Kojo Bonsu, a former mayor of Kumasi, who also polled 3,181 votes representing 1.1%.
Total rejected ballots recorded were 4,353.
Bonsu conceded defeat hours before the declaration of the results.
“I have placed a call to H.E. John Dramani Mahama to congratulate him for the landslide victory,” Bonsu, the former mayor of Kumasi wrote on Facebook.
“Just as I’ve indicated throughout my campaign, regardless of the outcome of this election I’ll continue to serve the NDC party,” he added.
Mahama’s main contender Kwabena Duffuor, a former governor of the central bank, pulled out of the race on Friday, citing instances of irregularities.