However, he said in the early morning of December 8, 2024, the former vice president called him around 9 am to concede defeat. I asked which brother, and I was told it was my brother, the Vice President, Bawumia. His opponent, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), received 41.61%, or 4,657,304 votes. On December 8, a day after the election and before the official results were declared, Dr Bawumia conceded defeat in a televised address from his residence. John Mahama was sworn in as president on January 7, 2025, alongside Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, Ghana’s first female vice president.

Source: GhanaWeb March 03, 2026 10:40 UTC