Nigeria: Ghana Had Another Smooth Election but Must Address a Major Electoral Flaw

The overall conduct of the election earned the Electoral Commission of Ghana praise from local and international observers.

“Finally, it is over,” Jean Mensa, the chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), said as she declared John Mahama, the candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), the president-elect of Ghana.

That moment, captured by dozens of cameras, resulted from a political compromise following the failure of the election result management system.

The election…