Claim: Multiple social media users shared a flyer in which Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the 2024 flagbearer of Ghana’s governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), allegedly said he was “okay with the 38.2%” of the valid votes he recorded in the Dec. 7, 2024, Presidential election.
Verdict: False. DUBAWA’s search showed Ghana’s Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, did not make the alleged claim. There is no indication that Dr Bawumia recorded 38.2% of the valid votes cast in the Dec. 7, 2024, Presidential election. The Electoral Commission (EC)’s provisional results showed Dr Bawumia had 41.32 of the valid votes, and NDC’s flagbearer, John Mahama, recorded 56.68% of the votes. Also, Gideon Boako, an aide to Dr Bawumia, has disputed the claim on Facebook.
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Multiple social media users shared a flyer in which Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the 2024 flagbearer of Ghana’s governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), allegedly said he was “okay with the 38.2%” of the valid votes he recorded in the Dec. 7, 2024, Presidential election.
Dr Mahamudu Bawumia conceded defeat and congratulated the President-Elect, John Dramani Mahama.
However, some X users have alleged Dr Bawumia has expressed his satisfaction with the “38.2%” of the valid votes he recorded in the general election.
“I am okay with the 38.2%. Because if I get a greater percentage today, what will I get in 2028,” Dr Bawumia reportedly said.
The flyer featured the logo of the Accra-based media outlet TV3. For the flyer, see here, here, and here.
Data on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) showed that the flyer shared received over 235,823 views, 352 comments, 743 reposts, 7,534 likes, and 112 bookmarks.
Below are some reactions to the Facebook flyer. See here.
DUBAWA decided to probe the claim as part of its campaign against misinformation and disinformation in Ghana.
Verification
DUBAWA’s search showed Ghana’s Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, did not make the alleged claim.
There is no indication that Dr Bawumia recorded 38.2% of the valid votes cast in the Dec. 7, 2024, Presidential election.
The Electoral Commission (EC)’s provisional results showed Dr Bawumia had 41.32 of the valid votes, and NDC’s flagbearer, John Mahama, recorded 56.68% of the votes.
Also, Gideon Boako, an aide to Dr Bawumia, has disputed the claim on Facebook.
In a Facebook post on Dec. 26, 2024, Dr Boako cautioned Ghanaians to ignore the flyer and its content.
“Kindly ignore this fake news,” Dr Bawumia’s aide said.
Similarly, DUBAWA contacted TV3, the media outlet whose logo is featured on the flyer. However, the Accra-based media organisation denied creating the flyer.
Conclusion
Therefore, it is not true that Dr Bawumia, the 2024 NPP Presidential candidate, has expressed his satisfaction with the purported “38.2%” of the valid votes cast in the Dec. 7, 2024, presidential election.