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Claim: According to @KrobeaKwabenaA (X), it took Mahama more than 2 days to concede defeat in the 2016 elections.
Verdict: False
Explanation
During his attempt to be re-elected in the December 7, 2016 general elections, John Dramani Mahama lost to Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The results of that election were officially declared by the Electoral Commission on December 9 due to delays in voting in some constituencies.
On the evening of December 9, 2016, at 8:22 PM, the then president-elect, Akufo-Addo disclosed that the sitting president had called to concede to him. A post on his X page read: “A few minutes ago, I received a call from President @JDMahama congratulating me on winning the 2016 Presidential Election.”
Also, John Dramani Mahama publicly delivered his concession speech later that night where said: “A while ago, I phoned Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and offered him congratulations for emerging the winner of the 2016 presidential elections.”
This timeline confirms that Mahama conceded two days after the elections and not later.
