Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is again the first African leader to publicly comment on the outcome of the just ended elections in Ghana.
Ghana polls: Buhari praises Mahama for conceding, Akufo-Addo congratulated
Buhari through his official twitter handle on Saturday congratulated the President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on his victory in the polls whiles congratulating John Dramani Mahama for conceding defeat.
‘‘Congratulations to Nana Akufo-Addo on his historic win. The maturity and peaceful conduct of the election is a victory for all Ghanaians,’‘ Buhari tweeted.
I also salute the statesmanship of President JDMahama, who came into office at a trying period for Ghana, and worked for a better country.— Muhammadu Buhari (MBuhari) December 10, 2016
Africa’s future rests on building strong democratic institutions, ensuring credible elections, and respect for the sanctity of the ballot.— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) December 10, 2016
The Nigerian leader was the first to congratulate Adama Barrow after he won the December 1 polls in the Gambia. He also lauded the statesmanship of Jammeh for conceding even though he has recently asked to set aside the poll saying the process was rigged.
President-Elect Nana Akufo-Addo beat incumbent President John Mahama with 5,716,026 votes representing 53.85% of votes. The president secured 4,713,277 votes representing 44.40% of valid votes cast.
The Electoral Commission (EC) duly declared him as President-elect on Friday night even though they had earlier slated the final declaration for Saturday.
Nigerian president Buhari praised Jammeh for conceding, extended felicitations to winner Adama Barrow and Gambianshttps://t.co/tTwt9fhLab— africanews (@africanews) December 3, 2016
Senegal and the African Union have condemned his position tasking him to ensure a peaceful transition of power as required by law.