President-elect John Dramani Mahama has pledged to investigate the recent election-related deaths if the outgoing government fails to take action.
The 2024 elections were marred by tensions in some regions, resulting in reports of at least three deaths and multiple injuries.
During a courtesy visit by the European Union Ambassador to Ghana, Irchad Razaaly, Mahama reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring transparency and justice.
He also emphasized his administration’s dedication to honouring Ghana’s bilateral agreements with the EU, highlighting plans to strengthen diplomatic and economic relations.
“I am happy about the smooth successful election we had, unfortunately, there were a few incidents which led to death, I intend to investigate what led to the death, people are culpable and they need to pay the price for what they have done.
“I hope this government investigates those incidents, but if they don’t we will do it when we come to office. We want to engage the EU as early as possible to look at the details of our cooperation and see how we can tweak it to match the programme that this government want to undertake.”
“A lot of foreign investment that comes to our country comes from the EU and we want to deepen that, especially in this economic crisis, which we find ourselves, where we are shut down from the international capital market.
Irchad Razaaly also commended John Mahama for appointing the first female Vice President-elect.
“Congratulations to you and your running mate for being the first female to hold this position as a vice president and we need to acknowledge this move, organization and the conduct of the election.”
The Electoral Commission (EC) on Monday, December 9, confirmed Mahama’s victory with 6,328,397 votes cast representing 56.55% of the valid votes cast, defeating his primary rival, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who garnered 4,657,304 votes representing 41.61%.
