Accra — Ghana’s main opposition party said on Thursday it had an unassailable lead in a presidential election and called on President John Mahama to concede defeat — comments dismissed as "treasonable" by the incumbent’s campaign team. Ghana has enjoyed two peaceful transitions of power via elections since 2000, a fact unusual in Africa. But the 2012 election outcome was disputed and an economic slump caused by falling commodity prices exposed Mahama’s government to a strong opposition challenge in Wednesday’s vote. The New Patriotic Party (NPP) said its candidate, Nana Akufo-Addo, had taken 53.5% of the vote according to its own tally, against 44.8% for Mahama based on 92% of 29,000 polling stations collated. "We have absolutely won the presidential race and we have a majority in parliament," NPP policy adviser Boakye Agyarko said. A senior official for the ruling party, Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, countered that Mahama was "comfortably ahead" and asked his supporters to remain calm. "The...
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