Many Saw the Election as a Referendum on Unmet Expectations and Poor Governance

CIVICUS discusses the election results in Ghana with Evelyn Olukeye, Programme Officer at BudgIT, a civil society organisation that uses technology for civic engagement. BudgIT is a CIVICUS partner in the Digital Democracy Initiative .

On 7 December, former Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama made a historic comeback by defeating Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia. The ruling party’s defeat reflected widespread dissatisfaction with high inflation and a currency crisis. Mahama, president from…