President Akufo-Addo
Members of the Association of Concerned Ghanaians in Europe (ACGIE) have congratulated President Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo on his re-election in the December 7 general elections.
President Akufo-Addo polled 6,730,413 votes, representing 51.302 per cent of the valid votes cast, against Mr Mahama’s 6,213,182, representing 47.359 per cent. The NPP also won a marginal majority in Parliament, with 137 seats against the NDC’s 136 and one independent, with the result of Sene West outstanding.
Good policies
In a statement signed by Executive Secretary of ACGIE, Kwaku A Gyinde, they expressed the hope “that the President-elect and the New Patriotic Party would continue to initiate and implement policies and programmes that will benefit all citizens of Ghana irrespective of party affiliation, religious inclination or ethnic background.”
“We also want to congratulate the former President and Flag Bearer, John Dramani Mahama and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for putting up a good fight and wish them better luck next time.
“ACGIE further wishes to thank and congratulate the Jean Mensa-led electoral commission for the hard work in ensuring a peaceful, fair and transparent election in the midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic and its attendant challenges,” the statement added.
Advancing democracy
Members of ACGIE said they also recognise and respect the critical role that the good people of Ghana played in the entire process- before, during and after the elections.
“Indeed, the people of Ghana have demonstrated to the world that the democratic experiment that we embarked upon since 1992 is gradually evolving into a matured democracy.”
“With the elections over and a winner declared, it is the legitimate demand and expectation of the Ghanaian people that the two main political parties work together through consensus building and cooperation in the national interest,” the statement said.
“Consequently, both the NPP and NDC should at all times put the national interest first and above their narrow partisan interest. The 2020 Parliamentary and Presidential elections send a clear message to the two main political parties (NPP & NDC) that any political party that fails the test of consensus and cooperation would be shown the exit come 2024,” it added.
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